Understanding the cognitive impact on children who are treated for medulloblastoma

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1040-1049

  Palmer, Shawna L ^a   Reddick, Wilburn E ^a   Gajjar, Amar ^a  

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

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Cognitive deficits; Late effects; Medulloblastoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ASTROCYTOMA; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BRAIN TISSUE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EPENDYMOMA; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; RADIATION DOSE; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL MEMORY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 35448958465     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsl056     Document Type: Review

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