Archives for Cognitive Decline / Alzheimers
Dementia Lecture
How to Prevent and Reverse Dementia
Dementia is preventable and is reversible when treated early using Functional Medicine and Whole Psychiatry protocols. Dr. Robert Hedaya has successfully treated and reversed dementia in patients who follow his protocol.
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General Anesthesia May Unmask Hidden Cognitive Decline
A new study links surgery and cognitive decline. A very well-executed study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (2018; 62(1):319-333. doi:10.3233/JAD-170496) has shown that certain individuals demonstrate a significant decline in their mental abilities following surgery requiring general anesthesia, in this case, for total knee arthroplasty (knee replacement surgery). Post-Surgery Cognitive Decline Those most at risk for a post-surgical decline in cognitive abilities showed: a) Slow processing speed (thinking and reaction speed), b) Reduced working memory (short-term memory), for example, the ability to hold information in one’s mind and manipulate it. This skill is used in such things as
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