Neuropsychological sequelae of the treatment of children with medulloblastoma

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-101

  Dennis, Maureen ^a   Spiegler, Brenda J ^a   Ross Hetherington, C ^a   Greenberg, Mark L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age at diagnosis; Intellectual deficits; Medulloblastoma; Neuropsychological studies; Time since treatment

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; AMNESIA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030009102     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00165522     Document Type: Review

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