Major surgery doubles the chance of experiencing a substantial decline in mental skills, such as reasoning, memory and language ability, a new study suggests.
Doctors and scientists have long feared that general anaesthetic, mini-strokes or inflammation may damage the brain during surgery, but there has been little evidence to show a long-term impact.
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