Prophylactic academic intervention for children treated with cranial radiation therapy

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-26

  Penkman, Louise ^a   Scott Lane, Laura ^b  

^a ARGOSY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic skills; Brain tumours; Childhood cancer; Cranial radiation treatment; Prophylactic intervention

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL GENETICS; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RATING SCALE; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SKULL IRRADIATION; SPELLING; STANDARDIZATION; ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INTERVENTION STUDY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MATHEMATICS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; TEACHING; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ACHIEVEMENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; READING; REMEDIAL TEACHING; RISK FACTORS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 34547563264     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13638490600570671     Document Type: Article

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