Attention and working memory abilities in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Cancer

Volumn 116, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 4638-4645

  Ashford, Jason ^a   Schoffstall, Corrie ^a   Reddick, Wilburn E ^a   Leone, Christina ^a   Laningham, Fred H ^b   Glass, John O ^a   Pei, Deqing ^a   Cheng, Cheng ^a   Pui, Ching Hon ^a   Conklin, Heather M ^a  

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

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Intelligence; Leukemia; Leukoencephalopathy; Working memory

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER; WORKING MEMORY; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHIES; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957583781     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25343     Document Type: Article

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