Neurocognitive interventions for children and adolescents surviving cancer

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-78

  Butler, Robert W ^a   Mulhern, Raymond K ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Pediatric brain injury; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPHENIDATE; STEROID;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FAMILY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROTOXICITY; REVIEW; SKULL IRRADIATION; WHITE MATTER; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE;

EID: 11144345843     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi017     Document Type: Review

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