Effects of radiotherapy on cognitive function in patients with low-grade glioma measured by the Folstein mini-mental state examination

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 2519-2524

  Brown, Paul D ^a   Buckner, Jan C ^a   O'Fallon, Judith R ^a   Iturria, Nancy L ^a   Brown, Cerise A ^a   O'Neill, Brian P ^a   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a   Dinapoli, Robert P ^a   Arusell, Robert M ^a   Curran, Walter J ^a   Abrams, Ross ^a   Shaw, Edward G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; TUMOR VOLUME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIATION INJURY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038352145     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.04.172     Document Type: Article

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