大脑中的故障:放射治疗和脑雾之间的危险关系

Noemi Marino1, Martina Bedeschi1, Melania Elettra Vaccari1

  • 1Bioscience Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy.

概括

癌症幸存者经常经历"脑雾",其特点是认知缺陷. 放射治疗可能引发神经炎症和蛋白质积累,导致认知能力下降和潜在的神经退行.

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