Cognitive disorders in pediatric medulloblastoma: What neuroimaging has to offer

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 136-144

  Hoang, Duc Ha ^a,b,c   Pagnier, Anne ^d   Guichardet, Karine ^d   Dubois Teklali, Fanny ^d   Schiff, Isabelle ^d   Lyard, Geneviève ^e   Cousin, Emilie ^f,g   Krainik, Alexandre ^b,c,d  

^a Department of Radiology University Hospital Viettiep   (Viet Nam)

^b GRENOBLE INSTITUT DES NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UMS IRMaGe   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE MENDÈS FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Children; Cognitive disorder; Function neuroimaging; Medulloblastoma; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ADC = APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; BOLD = BLOOD OXYGEN-LEVEL DEPENDENT; CEREBELLUM; CHILDREN; COGNITIVE DISORDER; DTI = DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FA = FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; FMRI = FUNCTIONAL MRI; FUNCTION NEUROIMAGING; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; ONCOLOGY;

ATTENTION; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROIMAGING; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84905496271     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.5.PEDS13571     Document Type: Review

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