Cognitive function and patient-reported memory problems after radiotherapy for cancers at the skull base: A cross-sectional survivorship study using the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status and the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck Module.
Chase C HansenJoshua B SmithAbdallah Sherif Radwan MohamedCollin F MulcahyJeffrey S WefelKatherine A HutchesonKelsey ChraneJack PhanSteven J FrankAdam S GardenBlaine D SmithHillary EichelbergerCarthal AndersonColton McCoyMarina HoriatesConner PatrickSarah FlorisChloe FrenchBeth M BeadleWilliam H MorrisonShirley Y SuCarol M LewisMichael E KupfermanJason M JohnsonHeath D SkinnerStephen Y LaiEhab Y HannaDavid I RosenthalClifton David FullerG Brandon Gunnnull nullPublished in: Head & neck (2017)
Approximately one third of patients had ambiguous results by TICS assessment, for whom more rigorous testing may be warranted. Moderate to severe levels of patient-reported memory complaints on the MDASI-HN module may have utility as a screening tool for cognitive dysfunction in this population.