The relationship between working memory and cerebral white matter volume in survivors of childhood brain tumors treated with conformal radiation therapy

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 197-205

  Jacola, Lisa M ^a   Ashford, Jason M ^a   Reddick, Wilburn E ^a   Glass, John O ^a   Ogg, Robert J ^a   Merchant, Thomas E ^a   Conklin, Heather M ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Childhood; Neuroimaging; White matter; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRATENTORIAL SPACE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MYELINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHITE MATTER; WORKING MEMORY; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GLIOMA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SKULL IRRADIATION; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84906938743     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-014-1476-4     Document Type: Article

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