Adverse medical events associated with childhood cerebellar astrocytomas and medulloblastomas: Natural history and relation to very long-term neurobehavioral outcome

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 995-1002

  Roncadin, Caroline ^a,b   Dennis, Maureen ^c,d   Greenberg, Mark L ^c,d   Spiegler, Brenda J ^c,d  

^a Peel Children's Centre   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Childhood; Late effects; Medulloblastoma; Neuropsychological; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COGNITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTELLIGENCE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MEMORY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL IRRADIATION; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGE OF ONSET; ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 49349092274     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0658-9     Document Type: Article

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