While immunotherapy and targeted therapies represent major advances against different
types of malignancies, the mainstay of cancer therapy continues to be radiation and surgery …

Life expectancy of patients treated for brain tumors has lengthened due to the therapeutic
improvements. Cognitive impairment has been described following brain radiotherapy, but …

Bing Neel syndrome is a rare disease manifestation of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia
that results from infiltration of the central nervous system by malignant lymphoplasmacytic …

Purpose After radiation therapy (RT) to the brain, patients often experience memory
impairment, which may be partially mediated by damage to the hippocampus. Hippocampal …

The field of aviation neuropsychology helps us to understand and improve human
performance and safety in the aerospace industry, both for the estimated 300,000+ …

Purpose and Objectives Neurologic deficits after brain radiation therapy (RT) typically
involve decline in higher-order cognitive functions such as attention and memory rather than …

Background Radiation therapy (RT) to the brain may result in cognitive impairment. The
primary objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between RT dose to …

Dbait is a small double-stranded DNA molecule that has been utilized as a radiosensitizer to
enhance the sensitivity of glioma to radiotherapy (RT). However, there is no effective drug …

Background Hippocampal avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy (HA-WBRT) shows potential
for neurocognitive preservation. This study aimed to evaluate whether HA-WBRT or …

Background: The extent of radiation therapy (RT)-induced changes in cognitive function is
unknown. RT with protons instead of photons spares the healthy brain tissue more and is …