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Depression, Memory Loss. MRI Showed Cerebral Atrophy, Mild Hydrocephalus. Treatment?

My mother s MRI reveals that she has diffuse cerebral atrophy with mild hydrocephalus .She has gone through a depression in which she was emotionally disturbed but after the depression treatment ,She forgets things very soon and even finds difficulty in getting the things which are infront of her. Please help me and let me know the proper treatment for this. Thanks
Sat, 24 Nov 2012
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Better to contact neurologist for hydrocephalus if it is there. No cure for cerebral atrophy. dementia and depression like features my be associated. there is treatment for depression.
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Depression, Memory Loss. MRI Showed Cerebral Atrophy, Mild Hydrocephalus. Treatment?

Better to contact neurologist for hydrocephalus if it is there. No cure for cerebral atrophy. dementia and depression like features my be associated. there is treatment for depression.