Unexpected dementia following prophylactic cranial irradiation for small cell lung cancer: Case report

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-79

  D'Ambrosio, David J ^a   Cohen, Roger B ^a   Glass, Jon ^a   Konski, Andre ^a   Buyyounouski, Mark K ^a   Feigenberg, Steven J ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Dementia; PCI; Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation; Radiation; Small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; DONEPEZIL; ETOPOSIDE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SKULL IRRADIATION;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CARBOPLATIN; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEMENTIA; ETOPOSIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MEMORY DISORDERS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 34548710873     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-007-9384-5     Document Type: Article

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