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What are long term side effects of radiation to the brain?
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see details: A mild loss of cognitive function. One's iq will drop a few points.
Answered 8/31/2017
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multiple: Some things to watch for include dementia (particularly after whole brain), radiation-induced tumors, radiation necrosis, edema, and adjacent structure injury (particularly after radiosurgery).
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