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Can mercury cause long term memory loss?

Exposed to lots of mercury vapor 1972 to 1976.  Developed severe hand tremors, anxiety and memory loss.  The hand tremors are 90 percent gone, the anxiety is gone, but the memory loss, long and short term remain.  Can mercury cause long and short term memory loss that would last my whole life, even 45 years after the mercury exposure?
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So many years later, it is hard to say.  But mercury in general is known to cause issues with memory.  https://www.who.int/ipcs/features/mercury.pdf.  What type of mercury vapor were you exposed to?  From what?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jni5WHsKDKE&list=PLem0-3mFFrQVkLtNvQu9Gk4ygCLTtfG40

Working in the dental field before any safety procedures were developed.
I found this article

https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/HealthyHome/Contaminants/Mercury

Some of these effects can be reversible if the exposure stops, however, memory problems can be permanent.
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Some of these effects can be reversible if the exposure stops, however, memory problems can be permanent.

https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/HealthyHome/Contaminants/Mercury
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