An fMRI investigation of working memory and its relationship with cardiorespiratory fitness in pediatric posterior fossa tumor survivors who received cranial radiation therapy

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 669-675

  Wolfe, Kelly R ^a   Madan Swain, Avi ^b   Hunter, Gary R ^a   Reddy, Alyssa T ^b   Baños, James ^c   Kana, Rajesh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Heerskink School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Executive function; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuropsychology; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; INFERIOR PARIETAL LOBULE; INSULA; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROIMAGING; OCCIPITAL GYRUS; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPPLEMENTARY MOTOR AREA; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84873716145     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24331     Document Type: Article

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