Guide To The Symptoms Of Multiple Myeloma

Confusion And Brain Fog

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A fair amount of patients with multiple myeloma will experience confusion and brain fog. Of course, brain fog refers to the feeling of not being able to think clearly. Individuals with this symptom often say that they cannot focus well. As confusion and brain fog are similar symptoms, patients who experience one will likely deal with the other. Certain individuals may even categorize them as the same symptom. Multiple myeloma patients often deal with brain fog and confusion due to hyperviscosity. This occurs when too much myeloma protein causes blood to thicken, thus slowing blood flow to the patient’s brain. Another trigger for these symptoms is having too much calcium in the blood.

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