Neuropsychological functions and quality of life in survived patients with intracranial germ cell tumors after treatment

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1543-1551

  Liang, Shih Yuan ^a   Yang, Tsui Fen ^a   Chen, Yi Wei ^a,b   Liang, Muh Lii ^a,b   Chen, Hsin Hung ^a   Chang, Kai Ping ^a   Shan, Ian Kai ^c   Chen, Ying Sheue ^c   Wong, Tai Tong ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Surgery ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Intracranial germ cell tumors; Neurocognitive functions; Quality of life; Whole ventricular irradiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BASAL GANGLION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN TISSUE; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTRACRANIAL GERM CELL TUMOR; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; VETERAN; YOUNG ADULT;

BASAL GANGLIA; INTRACRANIAL GERM CELL TUMORS; NEUROCOGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; WHOLE VENTRI-CULAR IRRADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891843374     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: 15235866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not127     Document Type: Article

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