Region-specific radiotherapy and neuropsychological outcomes in adult survivors of childhood CNS malignancies

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1173-1186

  Armstrong, Gregory T ^a   Jain, Neelam ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Merchant, Thomas E ^a   Stovall, Marilyn ^b   Srivastava, Deo Kumar ^a   Gurney, James G ^c   Packer, Roger J ^d   Robison, Leslie L ^a   Krull, Kevin R ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS); CNS malignancies; Health related quality of life; Neuropsychological functioning; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN REGION; CANCER SURVIVOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; OCCIPITAL LOBE; ORGANIZATION; PARIETAL LOBE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650109406     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: 15235866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noq104     Document Type: Article

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