Instead of Dementia, Memory Loss May Be Caused by a Forgotten Traumatic Brain Injury

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Monday, July 21, 2008
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Since many friends have expressed concerns that they are suffering dementia when their cognitive ability slips, I found this headline from the June 2008 issue of O Magazine intriguing: "Head Trip: Why Your Memory May Be Slipping." It turns out that researchers have discovered that traumatic brain inj...

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Sue
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 03:45 PM

Thanks Dorian. How frightening to think you have dementia, but its actually a result of long ago trauma. Seems maybe it would be important to start differentiating this somehow - maybe the "powers to be" are working on this.

I thought readers might want to review the Basics of Alzheimer's material on our site, specifically the symptoms section. As well, we have a Check a Symptom area with warning signs from the Alzheimer's Association.

Hope this helps and all the best, sue