Open AccessTreatment of cognitive deficits in brain tumour patients: current status and future directions
Author(s) -
Marijke Coomans,
S.D. van der Linden,
Karin Gehring,
Martin J.B. Taphoorn
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current opinion in oncology/current opinion in oncology, with cancerlit
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1080-8140
pISSN - 1040-8746
DOI - 10.1097/cco.0000000000000581
Subject(s) - medicine , cognitive rehabilitation therapy , cognition , rehabilitation , cognitive skill , radiation therapy , cognitive decline , psychological intervention , cognitive remediation therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , psychiatry , dementia , surgery , disease
Increased life expectancy in brain tumour patients had led to the need for strategies that preserve and improve cognitive functioning, as many patients suffer from cognitive deficits. The tumour itself, as well as antitumor treatment including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, supportive treatment and individual patient factors are associated with cognitive problems. Here, we review the recent literature on approaches that preserve and improve cognitive functioning, including pharmacological agents and rehabilitation programs.