Dexamethasone exposure and memory function in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the SJLIFE cohort

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1778-1784

  Edelmann, Michelle N ^a   Ogg, Robert J ^a   Scoggins, Matthew A ^a   Brinkman, Tara M ^a   Sabin, Noah D ^a   Pui, Ching Hon ^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

FMRI; Glucocorticoid; Leukemia; Memory; Retrosplenium; Survivors

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MALE; MEMORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; WORD RECOGNITION;

FMRI; GLUCOCORTICOID; LEUKEMIA; MEMORY; RETROSPLENIUM; SURVIVORS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883811596     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24644     Document Type: Article

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