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Why do old people lose their memories?
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Memory: Age-related shrinking of parts of brain responsible for memory, mostly frontal lobe.
Answered 10/24/2017
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Different scenarios: Memory loss is an older person can have several causes. It can be drug induced, mini-strokes, dementias such as alheimers, and generalized brain atrophy. Sometimes memory loss can actually be depression or sleep deprivation. Only a thorough examination can rule out certain diagnosis and help find the cause. Memory loss is not a normal part of aging in a healthy brain.
Answered 2/23/2014
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