Visual attention in long-term survivors of leukemia receiving cranial radiation therapy

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-220

  Schatz, Jeffrey ^a   Kramer, Joel H ^b   Ablin, Arthur R ^b   Matthay, Katherine K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); Attention; Cranial radiation therapy (CRT); Late effects; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESPONSE TIME; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; CUES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RADIOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 1842590623     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617704102075     Document Type: Article

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