Secondary parkinsonism: An unusual late complication of craniospinal radiotherapy given to a 16-month child

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 132-134

  Skiming, J A ^a   McDowell, Heather P ^a   Wright, N ^a   May, P ^b  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Late complication; Medulloblastoma; Radiotherapy; Secondary parkinsonism

Indexed keywords

BENZATROPINE;

BASAL GANGLION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKULL IRRADIATION; TREMOR;

BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 0037291531     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.10111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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