Long-term neuromotor speech deficits in survivors of childhood posterior fossa tumors: Effects of tumor type, radiation, age at diagnosis, and survival years

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 848-854

  Huber, Joelene F ^a   Bradley, Kim ^d   Spiegler, Brenda ^b,c   Dennis, Maureen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Dysarthria; Medulloblastoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER SURVIVOR; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; FLUENCY DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MOTONEURON; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MUTISM; RADIOTHERAPY; REFERENCE VALUES; SPEECH DISORDERS; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547872750     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807303995     Document Type: Article

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