Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8690479 | Pediatric Neurology | 2018 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
Pretreatment neuropsychologic assessments, with some adjustments, can be carried out with children and adolescents with brain tumors. Our study adds to a small but growing body of literature documenting cognitive impairments at the time of diagnosis; these impairments may partly explain the longer-term deficits that commonly occur in pediatric brain tumor survivors. Consistent with previous research, pretreatment impairments were more common among boys, older children, and those with increased intracranial pressure, epilepsy, and larger tumors. The relationship between baseline and longer-term cognitive deficits requires further examination.
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Authors
Elin Irestorm, Sean PhD, Ingrid Tonning PhD,