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Hydrocephalus as a possible additional contributor to cognitive outcome in survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma.

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Hardy, KK; Bonner, MJ; Willard, VW; Watral, MA; Gururangan, S
Published in: Psychooncology
November 2008

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between shunted hydrocephalus and intellectual, memory and academic functioning in a group of survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma. METHODS: Data from measures of cognitive, memory, academic and visual-motor functioning were gathered retrospectively from 35 survivors. Of these survivors, 10 (28.6%) required ventriculoperitoneal-shunt placement for hydrocephalus posttumor resection. RESULTS: Results revealed that participants with shunted hydrocephalus demonstrated significantly lower IQs, lower nonverbal intellectual functioning, lower academic skills in writing and math, and impairments in visual-motor abilities when compared with those without shunt. CONCLUSIONS: These results highlight the need to explore other variables--in addition to radiation and chemotherapy--as risk factors for neurocognitive impairments in survivors. Furthermore, identification of physiological substrates underlying these deficits is needed.

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Published In

Psychooncology

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EISSN

1099-1611

Publication Date

November 2008

Volume

17

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1157 / 1161

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Writing
  • Wechsler Scales
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
  • Survivors
  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Mental Recall
 

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Hardy, K. K., Bonner, M. J., Willard, V. W., Watral, M. A., & Gururangan, S. (2008). Hydrocephalus as a possible additional contributor to cognitive outcome in survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma. Psychooncology, 17(11), 1157–1161. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1349
Hardy, Kristina K., Melanie J. Bonner, Victoria W. Willard, Melody Ann Watral, and Sridharan Gururangan. “Hydrocephalus as a possible additional contributor to cognitive outcome in survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma.Psychooncology 17, no. 11 (November 2008): 1157–61. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1349.
Hardy KK, Bonner MJ, Willard VW, Watral MA, Gururangan S. Hydrocephalus as a possible additional contributor to cognitive outcome in survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma. Psychooncology. 2008 Nov;17(11):1157–61.
Hardy, Kristina K., et al. “Hydrocephalus as a possible additional contributor to cognitive outcome in survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma.Psychooncology, vol. 17, no. 11, Nov. 2008, pp. 1157–61. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/pon.1349.
Hardy KK, Bonner MJ, Willard VW, Watral MA, Gururangan S. Hydrocephalus as a possible additional contributor to cognitive outcome in survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma. Psychooncology. 2008 Nov;17(11):1157–1161.
Journal cover image

Published In

Psychooncology

DOI

EISSN

1099-1611

Publication Date

November 2008

Volume

17

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1157 / 1161

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Writing
  • Wechsler Scales
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
  • Survivors
  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Mental Recall