Neurocognitive outcome 12 months following cerebellar mutism syndrome in pediatric patients with medulloblastoma

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1311-1317

  Palmer, Shawna L ^a   Hassall, Tim ^b   Evankovich, Karen ^c   Mabbott, Donald J ^d   Bonner, Melanie ^e   Deluca, Cinzia ^f   Cohn, Richard ^g   Fisher, Michael J ^h   Morris, E Brannon ^a   Broniscer, Alberto ^a   Gajjar, Amar ^a  

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

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellar mutism; Medulloblastoma; Posterior fossa syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CEREBELLAR MUTISM SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MUTISM; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL MEMORY; SPELLING; THINKING; WORKING MEMORY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CISPLATIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MUTISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 78650087175     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: 15235866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noq094     Document Type: Article

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