Longitudinal cognitive follow-up in low grade gliomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-327

  Correa, Denise D ^a,b   Shi, Weiji ^a   Thaler, Howard T ^a   Cheung, Angeles M ^c   DeAngelis, Lisa M ^a,b   Abrey, Lauren E ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Cognitive; Low grade glioma; Neuropsychology; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; LOMUSTINE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOOD; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SEIZURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COGNITION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38049095060     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-007-9474-4     Document Type: Article

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