Intellectual impairment after treatment for medulloblastoma and astrocytoma in childhood: The Brazilian experience

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 506-515

  Hazin, Izabel ^a   Dellatolas, Georges ^c   Garcia, Danielle ^a   Pedrosa, Francisco ^b   Pedrosa, Arli ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b IMIP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

intelligence; neuropsychological assessment; posterior fossa tumors

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; CISPLATIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAZIL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAZIL; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA;

EID: 80053311403     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3182260e7c     Document Type: Article

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