Neuropsychological status in children and young adults with benign and low-grade brain tumors treated prospectively with focal stereotactic conformal radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Jalali, Rakesh ^a   Goswami, Savita ^a   Sarin, Rajiv ^a   More, Niteen ^a   Siddha, Manish ^a   Kamble, Rashmi ^b  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Brain Tumour Foundation of India   (India)

Author keywords

Benign brain tumors; Children; Low grade gliomas; Neuropsychological data; Stereotactic radiotherapy; Young adults

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DATA REDUCTION; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

BENIGN BRAIN TUMORS; CHILDREN; LOW GRADE GLIOMAS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DATA; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULTS;

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BENIGN TUMOR; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VALIDATION STUDY; VISION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 33750334562     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.11.025     Document Type: Article

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