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Toxic Exposure

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admin January 5, 2017

Toxic exposure to certain substances is one of the causes of dementia. Please refer to my discussion of Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Dementias which touch on many of the same issues as dementia as a result of Toxic Exposure.

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