Chemotherapy can induce changes in the brain that
may affect concentration and memory. Using positron emission tomography
combined with computed tomography (PET/CT), researchers were able to
detect physiological evidence of chemo brain, according to a study
presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North
America (RSNA). The chemo brain phenomenon is described as 'mental
fog' and 'loss of coping skills' by patients who receive chemotherapy.
According to Rachel Lagos, DO, diagnostic radiology resident at the West
Virginia University School of Medicine and West Virginia University
Hospitals in Morgantown, USA, because this is such a common patient
complaint, healthcare providers have generically referred to its
occurrence as 'chemo brain' for more than two decades. Read more here.
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