Invitto Sara, Leucci Mariangela, Accogli Giuseppe, Schito Andrea, Nestola Claudia, Ciccarese Vincenzo, Rinaldi Ross, Boscolo Rizzo Paolo, Spinato Giacomo, Leo Silvana
INSPIRE LAB-Laboratory of Cognitive and Psychophysiological Olfactory Processes, DiSTeBA, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Department of Medical Oncology, Vito Fazzi Hospital, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Brain Sci. 2022 Oct 14;12(10):1390. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12101390.
A possible link between chemotherapy and cognitive impairment has been identified. In the literature, this condition is usually called chemobrain and can mostly affect some memory domain but can lead also to other cognitive impairments. Olfaction, which is known to be linked with cognitive domain and the nociception system, can also be affected by chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the main cognitive and olfactory abilities and the functional and nutritional state of a cohort of chemotherapy and immunotherapy onco-geriatric patients and control geriatrics subjects. Cognitive, olfactory, geriatric and nutritional assessments were performed through the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Sniffin' Sticks Screening 12, G8 test and a questionnaire on the adherence of the Mediterranean diet, respectively. Our findings show a gender effect on the MMSE. Overall results indicate more pronounced impairments both at the cognitive and frailty level regardless of the type of therapy. On the other hand, the Sniffin' Sticks performances highlight a significant decrease in olfactory perception ability of subjects following immunotherapy. Significant correlations between olfactory performance and MMSE and G8 scores were also found, as well as between MMSE and G8 measures.
化疗与认知障碍之间的潜在联系已被确认。在文献中,这种情况通常被称为化疗脑,主要会影响某些记忆领域,但也可能导致其他认知障碍。嗅觉与认知领域和伤害感受系统相关,也会受到化疗的影响。本研究的目的是调查一组接受化疗和免疫治疗的老年肿瘤患者以及对照老年受试者的主要认知和嗅觉能力、功能及营养状况。分别通过简易精神状态检查表(MMSE)、嗅觉棒筛查12项测试、G8测试以及一份关于地中海饮食依从性的问卷进行认知、嗅觉、老年医学和营养评估。我们的研究结果显示MMSE存在性别差异。总体结果表明,无论治疗类型如何,在认知和虚弱水平上的损害都更为明显。另一方面,嗅觉棒测试结果突出显示了接受免疫治疗的受试者嗅觉感知能力显著下降。还发现嗅觉表现与MMSE和G8评分之间存在显著相关性,MMSE和G8测量之间也存在显著相关性。
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