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Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a decline in cognitive function (especially in memory and executive functions) that may last from 1–12 months after surgery, or longer. [1] In some cases, this disorder may persist for several years after major surgery. [2] POCD is distinct from emergence delirium. Its causes are under ...
EF exhibited memory loss of his personal experiences (e.g., childhood), and the impaired ability to recognize his wife and parents. [47] JG is the first recorded patient with isolated RA. [10] GH, a mother and a wife, had surgery in August 2002. When GH woke up after the surgery, she believed it was May 1989. [47]
After an ischemic episode (reduction of blood to the brain) that was caused from a heart bypass surgery, R.B. demonstrated a loss of anterograde memory, but almost no loss of retrograde memory, with the exception of a couple of years before his surgery, and presented no sign of any other cognitive impairment.
Occasional memory loss can happen to anyone, no matter how old you are. Sometimes there is an external cause, related to how you are living your life — and making changes to your life can help ...
The earliest warning signs of Alzheimer's disease include memory loss that impacts your daily functioning, vision and language issues, social withdrawal, and more.
Researchers have defined new criteria for a memory loss condition in older adults that is often mistaken for Alzheimer's disease, which could help doctors better diagnose the syndrome.
The attack lessens over a period of hours, with older memories returning first, and the repetitive fugue slowly lengthening so that the victim retains short-term memory for longer periods. This characteristic of TGA, where the length of time affected by retrograde amnesia shortens (i.e. older memories return first, followed by more recent ...
An estimated 6.5 million Americans age 65 and up are living with Alzheimer's disease. The progressive disease is devastating and can cause symptoms ranging from memory loss to seizures, according ...