Dementia - Surgery

SYMPTOMS & TREATMENTS

In rare cases, surgery may be used to remove a brain tumor or to treat normal-pressure hydrocephalus, both of which can cause dementia. Other causes of dementias cannot be treated with surgery.

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By:	Healthwise Staff	Last Revised: June 17, 2009
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Peter J. Whitehouse, MD - Neurology

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Dementia - Surgery

SYMPTOMS & TREATMENTS