Neuropsychological differences between survivors of supratentorial and infratentorial brain tumours

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-40

  Patel, S K ^a   Mullins, W A ^a   O'Neil, S H ^b   Wilson, K ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Intellectual outcomes; Neurocognitive functioning; Tumour location

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; COGNITION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; INTELLECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVOR; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 78650191036     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01344.x     Document Type: Article

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