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Chemotherapy Patients Have "Significant Changes" in Brain Activity Patterns | |
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Patients who undergo chemotherapy have significant changes in their brain activity patterns, according to a new study by researchers at a Cleveland Clinic.
The study may give scientific evidence of a condition commonly referred to as "chemobrain" - the fogginess that many patients experience while on chemotherapy. Patients with chemobrain often report short-term memory problems and difficulty concentrating.
"The EEG study demonstrated a higher amplitude, or more brain activity in women, during chemotherapy that particularly went up after doing a cognitive task and also after doing a physical task," said Halle Moore, M.D., a staff physician in Cleveland Clinic's solid tumor oncology unit.
The year-long study involved eight pairs of patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
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