Reduced incidence of the somnolence syndrome after prophylactic cranial irradiation in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-32

  Uzal, Dilek ^a   Özyar, Enis ^a   Hayran, Mutlu ^a   Zorlu, Faruk ^a   Atahan, Lale ^a   Yetkin, Sevgi ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Prophylactic cranial irradiation; Somnolence syndrome

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEUKEMIA; BRAIN RADIATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMNOLENCE; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; NAUSEA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGES; SOMNAMBULISM; SYNDROME; VOMITING;

EID: 0031817913     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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