Surgery Not Linked To Memory Problems In Older Patients
For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis questions that assumption. They did not detect any long-term cognitive declines attributable to surgery in the patients they studied. Credit: Washington University School of MedicineRelated Videos
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