Brain Tumor Rehabilitation: Symptoms, Complications, and Treatment Strategy.

Brain tumors are receiving increasing attention in cancer rehabilitation due to their high rate of neurological deterioration. Motor dysfunction, cognitive deterioration, and emotional problems are commonly present in patients with brain tumors. Other medical complications, such as seizures, headache, and dysphagia are also common. An individualized multidisciplinary rehabilitation intervention is necessary to treat functional impairment due to the tumor itself and/or treatment-related dysfunction. Herein, we discuss rehabilitation treatment strategies in relation to the neurological and functional complications that commonly occur in patients with brain tumors.