Cerebello-thalamo-cerebral connections in pediatric brain tumor patients: Impact on working memory

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6035682	NeuroImage	2011	11 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº We investigate how treatment for PF tumors results in deficits in working memory. âº Cerebello-thalamo-cerebral pathway as a possible substrate of cognitive morbidity. âº DTI probabilistic tractography to investigate pathway integrity after treatment. âº White matter damage contributes to deficits in working memory in PF tumor patients. âº Pathway's role in working memory gives insight into cerebrocerebellar communication.

Keywords

PRI DTI CSR DLPFC WMI VCI axial diffusivity radial diffusivity probabilistic tractography diffusion tensor imaging Working memory Perceptual Reasoning Index Verbal Comprehension Index working memory index dorsolateral prefrontal cortex mean diffusivity Posterior fossa fractional anisotropy

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Cerebello-thalamo-cerebral connections in pediatric brain tumor patients: Impact on working memory

Authors

Nicole Law, Eric Bouffet, Suzanne Laughlin, Normand Laperriere, Marie-Eve BriÃ¨re, Douglas Strother, Dina McConnell, Juliette Hukin, Christopher Fryer, Conrad Rockel, Jolynn Dickson, Donald Mabbott,