Cerebral white matter integrity and executive function in adult survivors of childhood medulloblastoma

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages

  Brinkman, Tara M ^a   Reddick, Wilburn E ^a   Luxton, Joshua ^a   Glass, John O ^a   Sabin, Noah D ^a   Srivastava, Deo Kumar ^a   Robison, Leslie L ^a   Hudson, Melissa M ^a   Krull, Kevin R ^a  

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

Author keywords

diffusion tensor imaging; executive function; medulloblastoma; neurocognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868036264     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: 15235866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nos214     Document Type: Article

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