Cognitive challenges, especially memory problems, can develop after a bone marrow/stem cell transplant or CAR T-cell therapy. This presentation describes strategies that you can use to address memory problems and improve your quality of life.

Many patients experience cognitive problems after a bone marrow, stem cell or cord blood transplant. Cognitive problems include changes in the way a person receives, processes and retains information, and organizational skills. The problems may be temporary or long-term. There are interventions that can help patients improve cognitive functioning after transplant. This presentation describes the causes and symptoms of cognitive impairments and appropriate remedies.

Cognitive issues, such difficulty with attention and memory, are common after a bone marrow transplant. This presentation discusses why they occur, tests to determine the extent of the problem and treatments available to address these problems. (In this presentation, the term bone marrow transplants is meant to include bone marrow, stem cell and cord blood transplants.)

Chemobrain and steroid rage are common side effects of drugs used during a stem cell transplant. This presentation reviews the causes and symptoms of these problems as well as the prospects for full recovery from them.

Children who receive bone marrow or stem cell transplant may experience cognitive challenge after treatment. This presentation identifies these challenges, describes how they can be assessed, and suggests school and home-based remedies for these issues.

The way we think and process information can change after transplant, at least in the short-term time. Called cognitive problems, paying attention, concentrating, remembering things and learning new skills can be difficult. This presentation discusses the factors that can cause cognitive problems and strategies to manage them.

High-dose chemotherapy and total body irradiation can change a person's ability to process and learn new information and focus attention after transplant, at least for a time. Learn some strategies for managing this post-transplant complication.

Presenter: Margaret Booth-Jones PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute This video is a recording of a workshop presented at the 2019 Celebrating a Second Chance at Life Survivorship Symposium

Many people report cognitive problems, such as forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating, after transplant. Changes can range from vary subtle, to annoying and affecting your life-style, to very severe. Learn which strategies are effective for managing cognitive problems, and which are not, after transplant.