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Do you use either memantine or hippocampal sparing technique to preserve cognitive function when giving whole brain radiotherapy?  

If so, have you noticed differences in cognitive function post WBRT?



Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
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Radiation Oncologist at Tennessee Oncology
Excellent response, @Paul D. Brown. Approximately ...
Radiation Oncologist at Mayo Clinic
I don't wait a specific number of days prior to in...
Radiation Oncologist at West Virginia University Medicine
Great post! I've found the cost of memantine to be...
Radiation Oncologist at Tennessee Oncology
CostPlus (Mark Cuban) pharmacy has it for $3.90 fo...
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Radiation Oncologist at Munson Medical Center
Agreed, every patient I’ve used memantine on...
Radiation Oncologist at Providence Health, St. Joseph Hospital
https://www.themednet.org/question/1578
Radiation Oncologist at University of Colorado School of Medicine
I have prescribed memantine for all patients recei...
Radiation Oncologist at Mon Health
Thanks, @Laurie E. Gaspar, very helpful! Stay safe...
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Radiation Oncologist at Generations Radiotherapy and Oncology PC
How can practitioners at small sites which don't o...
Radiation Oncologist at Florida International University
NRG/Oncology is planning to make the contouring at...
Radiation Oncologist at Northeast Radiation Oncology
The contouring atlas is already publicly available...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
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Radiation Oncologist at Allegheny Health Network
Evicore continues to deny hippocampal-sparing WBRT...
Radiation Oncologist at Florida International University
You should refer each such denial to ASTRO, which ...
Radiation Oncologist at Radiation Oncology Centers
As more patients go to SRS, there are fewer for WB...
Radiation Oncologist at Lovelace Cancer Center
If anyone has problems with eviCore PA for hippoca...
Radiation Oncologist at Mercy Radiation Oncology Clinic
EviCore is certifying appropriate cases for HA-WBI...
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Radiation Oncologist at University of Missouri at Columbia, Ellis Fischel Cancer Cener
I think it comes down to the volume of disease, KP...
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