Outcome of children with low-grade cerebellar astrocytoma: Long-term complications and quality of life

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1447-1455

  Zuzak, Tycho J ^a   Poretti, Andrea ^a   Drexel, Barbara ^a   Zehnder, Daniel ^a   Boltshauser, Eugen ^a   Grotzer, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Brain neoplasm; Child; Outcome assessment; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EMOTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56349138054     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0692-7     Document Type: Article

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