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Does Anesthesia Cause Memory Loss

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Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

I am having to go under anesthesia twice within a month and half will this affect me in anyway? Does anesthesia administer by a anesthesiologist does it cause you to lose memory ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

question regarding memory loss to to general anethesia given to me during back surgery in 2010. I ... aid I take due to my husbands snoring , I have stopped and the memory loss persists.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

noticed signs of memory loss which I am concerned about and I have read that high iron levels can cause ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

was under anesthesia for about 10 hours; the hospital says it was 7 1/2 hours, but her first operation ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.   Ivan R. Rommstein MD

about memory loss . Is this normal? Can this memory loss will be reversed after stopping the medication .... Please comment on memory loss, is this permanent or temporary phase? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)

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Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

My mother is 80 years old and has had at least 15 surgeries and she recently had hip replacement surgery 8 weeks ago. She can t remember anything. I know that s a side effect of anesthesia but will it go ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Akhtarhusain MD

Is memory loss (a week or more) after general anesthesia common? My husband had hernia surgery a week ago,and has been more forgetful then usual on a few occasions since then. Forgetting, not just ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Erion Spaho MD

Would having general anesthesia (twice) after a concussion prolong the effects of the concussion (memory loss, concentration, focus, tracking)? And if my current diagnosis (after 17 months) is right ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Erion Spaho ( Neurologist)
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman MD

My husband recently had carpal tunnel surgery 4/30 and local anesthesia. Approx 1 1/2 weeks later he is not himself mentally. Some confusion, concentration ability, memory, loss of appetite ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Akhtarhusain MD

this be a result of the anesthesia from all of those surgeries? I have also taken otc and prescription ... View answer

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