Childhood central nervous system leukemia: Historical perspectives, current therapy, and acute neurological sequelae

Neuroradiology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 873-888

  Laningham, Fred H ^a,b   Kun, Larry E ^a,b   Reddick, Wilburn E ^a   Ogg, Robert J ^a   Morris, E Brannon ^a   Pui, Ching Hon ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood CNS leukemia; CNS infection; Intrathecal therapy; Methotrexate; Neurotoxicity; Secondary malignancies

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; IDARUBICIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHLOROMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EWING SARCOMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 36148944414     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-007-0300-7     Document Type: Review

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