The research progress of the mechanism and treatment for radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction / 中华神经科杂志
Chinese Journal of Neurology
;
(12): 718-722, 2021.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-911783
ABSTRACT
Radiotherapy is still a major part of the program about treating various head and neck cancers. While improving the survival rate of head and neck cancer patients, radiotherapy can cause the decline of learning, memory, orientation and other functions, seriously, even lead to dementia, namely radiation induced cognitive dysfunction (RICD), which has become a critical factor affecting the quality of life for patients. Because of occult onset and unclear pathogenesis, so far there is few effective preventive and therapeutic tools for RICD. In this paper, the latest research progress on the pathogenesis and treatments of RICD is summarized.
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Chinese Journal of Neurology
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2021
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