2012
DOI: 10.5209/rev_psic.2011.v8.n2-3.37877
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Bases biológicas del deterioro de la función cognitiva inducido por los tratamientos antineoplásicos

Abstract: Often patients treated with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy suffer memory and attention problems. The exact mechanisms of action are unknown, although several explanations have been proposed. Both chemotherapy and radiotherapy have a direct toxic effect in the CNS, especially neural progenitor cells and the glia, which are responsible for maintaining neurogenesis in the hippocampus and white matter integrity. Besides the treatments can induce vascular damage in the brain, altering the immune response mediated… Show more

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