Late neurocognitive sequelae in survivors of brain tumours in childhood

Lancet Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 399-408

  Mulhern, Raymond K ^a   Merchant, Thomas E ^a   Gajjar, Amar ^a   Reddick, Wilburn E ^a   Kun, Larry E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ATTENTION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EPENDYMOMA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MEMORY DISORDER; ONSET AGE; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WHITE MATTER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; CRANIOTOMY; EPENDYMOMA; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; METHYLPHENIDATE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 3042777393     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(04)01507-4     Document Type: Review

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