White versus gray matter function as seen on neuropsychological testing following bone marrow transplant for acute leukemia in childhood

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 4, Issue 1 B, 2008, Pages 283-288

  Anderson, Fiona S ^a   Kunin Batson, Alicia S ^a   Perkins, Joanna L ^a   Baker, K Scott ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain function; Late effects of cancer treatment; Leukemia; Neuropsychology; White matter

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; GRAY MATTER; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 41549155055     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s2361     Document Type: Article

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