The early effects of radiotherapy on intellectual and cognitive functioning in patients with frontal brain tumours: The use of a new neuropsychological methodology

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-359

  Costello, Angela ^a   Shallice, Tim ^b,d   Gullan, Richard ^a   Beaney, Ron ^c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Cognitive impairment; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROSURGERY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTELLIGENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 2942716878     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEON.0000024239.99645.42     Document Type: Article

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