In what situations would you consider memantine when treating multiple brain metastases with SRS?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
The study by Brown et al., PMID 23956241 showing the benefit to memantine in terms of delay/decrease in neurocognitive function was in patients receiving whole brain radiation therapy. That is why I routinely offer memantine to patients receiving WBRT. (Even with the study results, I almost always h...
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Radiation Oncologist at UC San Diego Thank you for your thoughts. I do not prescribe it...
Thank you for your thoughts. I do not prescribe it...