What coping mechanisms can you recommend to patients experiencing chemobrain?
As part of a multidisciplinary assessment, which includes medical evaluation and laboratory studies to rule out potentially reversible causes of cognitive problems, patients with cognitive symptoms may be referred to a neuropsychologist for evaluation and intervention. A neuropsychologist is a psychologist who has received specialty training in the science of brain-behavior relationships, including the study of brain anatomy and functioning, brain injury and disease. In a cancer setting, a neuropsychologist provides quantitative assessment of the cognitive and emotional symptoms that arise as a consequence of cancer, cancer treatment and/or co-existing neurologic or psychological problems. If a learning and memory problem is documented through testing, a neuropsychologist can work with the patient to identify strategies to minimize the impact of the problem on daily life. One frequent intervention involves development and implementation of memory aids, such as day planners, memory note
