Evaluation of the late effects of CNS prophylactic treatment in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) using magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 106, 2009, Pages 195-197

  Ficek, Kornelia ^a   Blamek, Sławomir ^b   Syguła, Dorota ^b   Miszczyk, Leszek ^b   Sońta Jakimczyk, Danuta ^b   Tarnawski, Rafał ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain injury; childhood leukemia; late effects after cancer therapy; MRS

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN REGION; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIATION DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL IRRADIATION;

EID: 78649359782     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-98811-4_36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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