ArticleHead & neck2017
Cognitive function and patient-reported memory problems after radiotherapy for cancers at the skull base: A cross-sectional survivorship study using the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status and the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck Module.
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- Mapping self-awareness of cancer-related cognitive impairment: a scoping review of evidence, methods, and neurobiological correlates.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Characterizing Cognitive Outcomes Among Long-Term Survivors of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
- Neurocognitive Functioning of Patients with Sinonasal and Nasopharyngeal Cancers Treated With Multimodality Therapy.Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base · 2024Article
- Losartan prevents tumor-induced hearing loss and augments radiation efficacy in NF2 schwannoma rodent models.Science translational medicine · 2021Article
- Fatigue following radiation therapy in nasopharyngeal cancer survivors: A dosimetric analysis incorporating patient report and observer rating.Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology · 2019Article
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backgroundUsing patient-reported and objective assessment tools, we sought to quantify cognitive symptoms and objective cognitive dysfunction in patients irradiated for skull base cancer.
methodsParticipants were assessed using the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS) and the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck module (MDASI-HN), with subsequent analysis.
resultsOf the 122 participants analyzed, the majority (63%) had no frank detectable cognitive impairment by TICS, with frank impairment in 6%. Overall, mean patient-reported problems with memory (MDASI
conclusionApproximately one third of patients had ambiguous results by TICS assessment, for whom more rigorous testing may be warranted. Moderate to severe levels of patient-reported memory complaints on the MDASI-HN module may have utility as a screening tool for cognitive dysfunction in this population.
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