CNS late-effects after ALL therapy in childhood. Part III: Neuropsychological performance in long-term survivors of childhood ALL: Impairments of concentration, attention, and memory

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 320-328

  Langer, Thorsten ^a   Martus, Peter ^b   Ottensmeier, Holger ^c   Hertzberg, Holger ^d   Beck, Jörn D ^a   Meier, Walburga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d Universitätsklinik Für Kinder und Jugendliche ^*

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; CNS prophylaxis; Cranial irradiation; Late effects; Long term survivors; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ATTENTION; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; METHOTREXATE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036246195     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.10055     Document Type: Article

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