Eurythmy therapy in the aftercare of pediatric posterior fossa tumour survivors-A pilot study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Kanitz, Jenny Lena ^a   Pretzer, Kim ^a   Calaminus, Gabriele ^b   Wiener, Andreas ^b   Längler, Alfred ^c   Henze, Günter ^a   Driever, Pablo Hernáiz ^a   Seifert, Georg ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Eurythmy therapy; Mind body therapy; Posterior fossa tumour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EEURYTHMY THERAPY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; AFTERCARE; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; MOVEMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876136116     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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