Neurodevelopmental outcomes of children with low-grade gliomas

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-202

  Ris, M Douglas ^a,b   Beebe, Dean W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intellectual outcome; Low grade glioma; Neuropsychological late effects; Pediatric brain tumor

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; COGNITION; GLIOMA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 55449133760     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.27     Document Type: Review

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