Chemo Brain
I first saw this news story on my flipboard this morning.
I talks about how centuries it was accept that the lymphatic system did not extend into the brain. Then 3 years ago one researcher found that they do extend into the brain. There is a lot of interesting bits in this article. As I red it I couldn't help but wonder if this would also explain the side effect known as chemo brain.
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"Chemo brain" remains an enigma
Of all chemotherapy drugs, only methotrexate (and likely its cousin Pralatrexate) are known to cross the blood-brain barrier. Thus, it does not seem to be directly caused by the drugs themselves. Theories abound from it being a form of PTSD, to perhaps a result of the chronic lowered blood counts during chemo to...??? Still, it will be interesting to see how research pans out.
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