Cognitive Effects of Cranial Irradiation

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-9-2-7

Keywords:

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Cranial Irradiation, Visual Motor Integration

Abstract

The effects of cranial irradiation on neuropsychological test performance, 9 months after diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), were evaluated in 74 children aged 3 to 6 years included in the Children’s Cancer Group cooperative treatment trials.

Published

1995-02-01

Issue

Section

Learning and Behavior Disorders