chemo brain

American  

[kee-moh breyn] / ˈki moʊ ˌbreɪn /

noun

Medicine/Medical Informal.

1. a common side effect of some cancer treatments that is characterized by cognitive impairments, such as memory and recall difficulties, confusion, difficulty concentrating, or loss of mental alertness.

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Example Sentences

“Nausea started to increase. Dizziness started to increase. They call it chemo brain, where you’re a bit foggy — that started to increase. My days of being able to get up and walk around and be active started to decrease.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I was hospitalized three separate times for extensive periods,” he says, and constantly battled chemo “brain fog.”

From Los Angeles Times

The researchers also showed that the gamma treatment improved the signs of chemo brain in mice that received a different chemotherapy drug, methotrexate, which is used to treat breast, lung, and other types of cancer.

From Science Daily

Patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience cognitive effects such as memory impairment and difficulty concentrating -- a condition commonly known as "chemo brain."

From Science Daily

MIT researchers have now shown that a noninvasive treatment that stimulates gamma frequency brain waves may hold promise for treating chemo brain.

From Science Daily