Radiation dose, driving performance, and cognitive function in patients with head and neck cancer.
case_series · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.03.020.
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Abstract
Seven head and neck cancer patients participated in a driving evaluation in a driving simulator. Radiation dose on the temporal lobes was moderately associated with time to complete a cognitive test and with driving performance. Results indicated that incidental irradiation may contribute to a decrease in cognition and in unsafe driving performance, which seems to be time-dependent.
Medical subject headings
- Automobile Driving
- Cognition
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Temporal Lobe