Surgery not linked to memory problems in older patients

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 12:35 in Psychology & Sociology

For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study questions that assumption. In the 575 patients they studied, the investigators did not detect any long-term cognitive declines attributable to surgery.

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