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Can surgery for glioblastoma multiforme cause amnesia?
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Yes: Depending on where the tumor is, one of the complications of a brain tumor or brain surgery can be amnesia. In general, patients with tumors in the temporal lobe are at highest risk.
Answered 3/28/2015
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Yes: If the tumor involves the hippocampus or temporal lobes of either side.
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