Intellect after malignancy

A previous study has shown that significant intellectual deficits exist in children treated for leukaemia but not in those with solid tumours. Unexpectedly, the deficits had not increased in the two years since the original study, suggesting that the nadir had already been reached five years after d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 1986-07, Vol.61 (7), p.700-702
Hauptverfasser:	Twaddle, V, Britton, P G, Kernahan, J, Craft, A W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Infant Intelligence - radiation effects Leukemia Leukemia, Lymphoid - psychology Leukemia, Lymphoid - radiotherapy Male Medical sciences Multiple tumors. Solid tumors. Tumors in childhood (general aspects) Neoplasms - therapy Radiotherapy - adverse effects Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	A previous study has shown that significant intellectual deficits exist in children treated for leukaemia but not in those with solid tumours. Unexpectedly, the deficits had not increased in the two years since the original study, suggesting that the nadir had already been reached five years after diagnosis.
ISSN:	0003-9888 1468-2044
DOI:	10.1136/adc.61.7.700