Chemo Brain

---

 

Chemo Brain is a common term used by cancer survivors to describe thinking and memory problems that can occur during and after cancer treatment.  

Symptoms of Chemo Brain may include:

• Being unusually disorganized 
• Confusion
• Difficulty concentrating 
• Difficulty with word finding 
• Difficulty learning new skills
• Difficulty multitasking 
• Feeling of mental fogginess
• Short attention span
• Short-term memory problems 
• Taking longer than usual to complete routine tasks
• Trouble with verbal memory, such as remembering a conversation 
• Trouble with visual memory, such as recalling an image or list of words 

 

Treatment includes:

After meeting with your physician and establishing a need for treatment, we will be able to tailor an individualized treatment program to address your specific needs. This will be done by evaluating your deficits, obtaining a case history, and getting insight from the patient and their caregivers about treatment objectives. Our goal is help restore function by utilizing therapy and compensation techniques taught in our program.