Predicting change in academic abilities after conformal radiation therapy for localized ependymoma

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 3965-3970

  Conklin, Heather M ^a   Li, Chenghong ^a   Xiong, Xiaoping ^a   Ogg, Robert J ^a   Merchant, Thomas E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RATING SCALE; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; SKILL; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 50549100104     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2007.15.9970     Document Type: Article

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