A member asked:

Dad had gbm near speech center of 2cm & removed.during radio he started to forget things like fruit names... is it normal?

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Dr. Rocio Lopez-diego answered

Specializes in Neurology

Brain radiation : Hi, While word finding difficulty is not normal, it is certainly a possible/likely side effect from the radiation (and/or surgery) in your father's case, given the location of the surgery and radiation of the GBM. Cognitive/speech rehab may help.

Answered 6/5/2019

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