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The
Art of Oncology
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Marc J. Kahn, Cathy J. Lazarus, Donald
P. Owens
Allowing Patients to Die: Practical, Ethical, and Religious Concerns
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 21, Issue 15
(August), 2003: 3000-3002. (Reference+)
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David N. Korones
Taking Time
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 21, Issue 17 (September 1), 2003: 3366-3367. (PDF Full Text)
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Kathryn M. W. Russell, M.S., Melissa
Hudson, M.D., Alanna Long, B.A., Sean Phipps, Ph.D.
Assessment
of health-related quality of life in children with cancer
Cancer, Volume 106, Issue 10, Pages 2267-2274; Published Online: 10 Apr
2006; DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21871
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S. H. Snyder
Seeking God in the Brain — Efforts to Localize Higher Brain Functions
N Engl J Med, Volume 358 — January 3, 2008 — Number 1
Abstract | 
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Wagner LI, Wenzel L, Shaw E, Cella D
Patient-reported outcomes in phase II cancer clinical trials: lessons
learned and future directions
J
Clin Oncol. 2007 Nov 10;25(32):5058-62.
Review
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Astrocytic
Tumors
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Matthew
J. McGirt,MD; Frank Attenello,MS; Muraya Gathinji,MS; Khoi Than,MD; Kaisorn
L. Chaichana,BS; Ghazala Datoo,BS; Alessandro Olivi,MD; Jon D. Weingart ,MD;
Henry Brem, MD; Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa,MD
Association of preoperative depression and survival
after primary resection of malignant brain astrocytoma
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Brain
Tumors
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Arnold SD, Forman LM, Brigidi BD, Carter KE,
Schweitzer HA, Quinn HE, Guill AB, Herndon Ii JE, Raynor RH
Evaluation and characterization of generalized anxiety and depression in
patients with primary brain tumors
Neuro Oncol. 2008 Feb 26; [Epub ahead of print]
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Bartolomei F, Bosma I, Klein M, Baayen JC,
Reijneveld JC, Postma TJ, Heimans JJ, van Dijk BW, de Munck JC, de Jongh A,
Cover KS, Stam CJ
How do brain tumors alter
functional connectivity? A magnetoencephalography study
Ann Neurol. 2005 Nov 8; [Epub ahead of
print]
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Boydell KM, Stasiulis E, Greenberg M, Greenberg
C, Spiegler B.
I'll Show Them: The Social Construction of (In)Competence in Survivors of
Childhood Brain Tumors
J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2008 Mar 18; [Epub ahead of print]
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Angela
Costello, Tim Shallice, Richard Gullan, Ron Beaney
The Early Effects of Radiotherapy on
Intellectual and Cognitive Functioning in Patients with Frontal Brain Tumours:
The Use of a New Neuropsychological Methodology
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 67 (3): 351-359, May 2004. (Abstract+)
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Daly
BP, Brown RT.
Scholarly Literature Review: Management of Neurocognitive Late Effects
with Stimulant Medication.
J Pediatr
Psychol. 2007 Apr 18; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17442692 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Janda M, Steginga S, Langbecker D, Dunn J,
Walker D, Eakin E
Quality of life among patients with a brain tumor and their carers
J Psychosom Res. 2007 Dec;63(6):617-623
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Lee W. Jones, Ph.D., Bebe Guill, M.Div., Stephen
T. Keir, Dr.PH., Karen Carter B.S., Henry S. Friedman, M.D., Darrell D.
Bigner, M.D., David A. Reardon, M.D.
Patterns of exercise
across the cancer trajectory in brain tumor patients
Cancer,
Volume 106, Issue 10, Pages 2224 - 2232 (15 May 2006). Published Online: 3
Apr 2006. DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21858
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T. A. Kaleita, D. K. Wellisch, C. A. Graham, B. Steh,
P. Nghiemphu, J. M. Ford, A. Lai, S. Peak, T. F. Cloughesy
Pilot study of modafinil for treatment of neurobehavioral dysfunction and
fatigue in adult patients with brain tumors
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings Part
I. Vol 24, No. 18S (June 20 Supplement), 2006: 1503
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Keir
ST, Swartz JJ, Friedman HS.
Stress and long-term survivors of brain cancer.
Support
Care Cancer. 2007 Jul 3; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17609991 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Kilbride
L, Smith G, Grant R.
The frequency and cause of anxiety and depression amongst patients with
malignant brain tumours between surgery and radiotherapy.
J Neurooncol.
2007 Jun 27; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17594056 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Lipsman
N, Skanda A, Kimmelman J, Bernstein M.
The attitudes of brain cancer patients and their
caregivers towards death and dying: a qualitative study.
BMC Palliat Care.
2007 Nov 8;6(1):7
[Epub ahead of print]
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Madhusoodanan
S, Danan D, Moise D.
Psychiatric manifestations of brain tumors: diagnostic
implications.
Expert
Rev Neurother. 2007 Apr;7(4):343-9.
PMID: 17425489 [PubMed - in process]
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Mainio A, Hakko H, Niemela A, Koivukangas J,
Rasanen P
Depression and functional outcome in
patients with brain tumors: a population-based 1-year follow-up study
J
Neurosurg. 2005 Nov;103(5):841-7. (Clinical Investigation, Abstract)
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Mainio A,
Hakko H, Niemela A, Tuurinkoski T, Koivukangas J, Rasanen P
The
effect of brain tumour laterality on anxiety levels among neurosurgical patients
J Neurol Neurosurg
Psychiatry. 2003 Sep;74(9):1278-82
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Helen McCarter, William
Furlong, Anthony C. Whitton, David Feeny,
Sonja DePauw, Andrew R. Willan, Ronald D.
Barr
Health Status Measurements at Diagnosis
As Predictors of Survival Among Adults With Brain Tumors
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 24, No 22 (August 1), 2006: pp.
3636-3643, DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.0137
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Micklewright JL, King TZ, Morris RD, Krawiecki N
Quantifying Pediatric Neuro-oncology Risk
Factors: Development of the Neurological Predictor Scale
J Child Neurol. 2008 Jan 8;
[Epub
ahead of print]
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Pace
A, Parisi C, Di Lelio M, Zizzari A, Petreri G, Giovannelli M, Pompili A.
Home rehabilitation for brain tumor
patients.
J
Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Sep;26(3):297-300.
Abstract
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Pelletier G, Verhoef MJ, Khatri N, Hagen N.
Quality of life in brain tumor
patients: the relative contributions of
depression, fatigue, emotional distress, and existential issues J Neurooncol. 2002 Mar;57(1):41-9
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Reprint |
DBLinks | BL 1:1
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Elene
T Viscosi, Marlene B Goldman, Ronghui Xu, Nancy Bailey, Donna DelloIacano,
Andrew Lee, Peter M Black, Patrick Y Wen
Quality
of life (QOL) and sexual function in brain tumor (BT) patients
38th
ASCO Annual Meeting.Orlando, FL.May 18-21, 2002.
Abstract No.
291
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Yoshii Y, Tominaga D, Sugimoto K, Tsuchida Y, Hyodo A, Yonaha
H, Kushi S
Cognitive function of patients with brain tumor in pre- and postoperative
stage
Surg Neurol.
2008 Jan;69(1):51-61
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CNS Lymphoma |
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Neuwelt EA, Guastadisegni PE, Varallyay
P, Doolittle ND
Imaging changes and cognitive
outcome in primary CNS lymphoma after enhanced chemotherapy delivery
AJNR Am J
Neuroradiol. 2005 Feb;26(2):258-65
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Craniopharyngioma |
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Pierre-Kahn A, Recassens C, Pinto G,
Thalassinos C, Chokron S, Soubervielle JC, Brauner R, Zerah M, Sainte Rose C
Social and
psycho-intellectual outcome following radical removal of craniopharyngiomas
in childhood. A prospective series
Childs
Nerv Syst., 2005 Jul 28; [Epub ahead of print]
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Ependymal Tumors
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Thomas E. Merchant, Raymond K. Mulhern, Matthew
J. Krasin, Larry E. Kun, Tani Williams, Chenghong
Li, Xiaoping Xiong, Raja B. Khan, Robert
H. Lustig, Frederick A. Boop, Robert A. Sanford
Preliminary Results From a Phase II Trial of Conformal Radiation Therapy and
Evaluation of Radiation-Related CNS Effects for Pediatric Patients With
Localized Ependymoma
Journal of Clinical Oncology,
Vol 22, No 15 (August 1), 2004: pp. 3156-3162
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von Hoff K, Kieffer V, Habrand JL, Kalifa C,
Dellatolas G, Grill J
Impairment of intellectual functions after surgery and posterior fossa
irradiation in children with ependymoma is related to age and neurologic
complications
BMC Cancer. 2008 Jan 21;8:15
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Glioblastoma
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Oberndorfer S, Lindeck-Pozza E, Lahrmann H,
Struhal W, Hitzenberger P, Grisold W.
The End-of-Life Hospital Setting in Patients with Glioblastoma
J Palliat Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;11(1):26-30
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Steinbach
JP, Blaicher
HP, Herrlinger
U, Wick
W, Nagele
T, Meyermann
R, Tatagiba
M, Bamberg
M, Dichgans
J, Karnath
HO, Weller
M
Surviving glioblastoma for more than 5 years: the
patient's perspective
Neurology.
2006 Jan 24;66(2):239-42
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Gliomas
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Kaleita TA, Wellisch DK, Cloughesy TF, Ford JM, Freeman D,
Belin TR, Goldman J
Prediction of neurocognitive outcome in adult brain
tumor patients
J Neurooncol. 2004 Mar-Apr;67(1-2):245-53.(Abstract+)
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Scheibel RS,
Meyers CA, Levin VA.
Cognitive
dysfunction following surgery for intracerebral glioma: influence of
histopathology, lesion location, and treatment
J Neurooncol. 1996 Oct;30(1):61-9
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Taphoorn MJ,
Klein M
Cognitive
deficits in adult patients with brain tumours
Lancet Neurol. 2004
Mar 1;3(3):159-168
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Gliomas
(High-grade)
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Ingeborg Bosma,
Maaike J. Vos, Jan J. Heimans, Martin J.B. Taphoorn,
Neil K. Aaronson, Tjeerd J. Postma, Henk M. van der Ploeg,
Martin Muller, W. Peter Vandertop, Ben J. Slotman,
Martin Klein
The course of neurocognitive functioning in
high-grade glioma patients
Neuro-oncol 2006,
Epub 2006 Oct 3. DOI:10.1215/15228517-2006-012
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Paul D. Brown, Ashley
W. Jensen, Sara J. Felten, Karla V. Ballman, Paul
L. Schaefer, Kurt A. Jaeckle, Jane H. Cerhan, Jan
C. Buckner
Detrimental Effects of Tumor Progression on
Cognitive Function of Patients With High-Grade Glioma
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 24, No 34 (December 1), 2006: pp.
5427-5433.
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.08.5605
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P. D. Brown, K. V. Ballman, T. A.
Rummans, M. J. Maurer, J. A. Sloan, B. F. Boeve, R. M. Arusell, M. M. Clark, J.
C. Buckner
Prospective NCCTG quality of life (QOL) study in adult
newly diagnosed high-grade gliomas (HGG)
40th
ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.1524
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Antje Ernst-Stecken, Oliver Ganslandt,
Ulrike Lambrecht, Rolf Sauer and Gerhard Grabenbauer
Survival and quality of life after hypofractionated stereotactic
radiotherapy for recurrent malignant glioma
J Neurooncol. 2006 Sep 20; [Epub
ahead of print]
Abstract
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Anne
E. Kayl ; Christina A. Meyers
Does brain tumor histology influence cognitive function?
Neuro-Oncology,
October
2003, Volume:
5, Number: 4, Page: 255 -- 260 (Abstract+)
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Klein M,
Postma TJ, Taphoorn MJ, Aaronson NK, Vandertop WP, Muller M, Van Der Ploeg HM,
Heimans JJ
The prognostic
value of cognitive functioning in the survival of patients with high-grade
glioma
Neurology. 2003 Dec 23;61(12):1796-8
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Meyers CA, Weitzner MA, Valentine AD,
Levin VA
Methylphenidate
therapy improves cognition, mood, and function of brain tumor patients
J Clin Oncol. 1998 Jul;16(7):2522-7
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Gliomas
(Low-grade)
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Martin Benesch, Herwig Lackner,
Petra Sovinz, Elisabeth Suppan, Wolfgang Schwinger, Hans-Georg Eder,
Hans Jürgen Dornbusch, Andrea Moser, Karin Triebl-Roth
and Christian Urban
Late sequela after treatment of childhood low-grade gliomas: a retrospective analysis of 69 long-term survivors treated between
1983 and 2003
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Published online: 25 April 2006; DOI: 10.1007/s11060-005-9091-z
Abstract
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Paul
Brown, Jan Buckner
In Reply:
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 22, No 5 (March 1), 2004: pp. 967-968. (Reference+)
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Paul
D. Brown, Jan C. Buckner, Judith R.
O’Fallon, Nancy L. Iturria, Cerise A. Brown,
Brian P. O’Neill, Bernd W. Scheithauer, Robert
P. Dinapoli, Robert M. Arusell, Walter J. Curran,
Ross Abrams, Edward G. Shaw
Effects of Radiotherapy on
Cognitive Function in Patients With Low-Grade Glioma Measured by the
Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 21, Issue 13 (July), 2003: 2519-2524. (Abstract+)
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Brown PD, Buckner JC, O'Fallon JR, Iturria NL, O'Neill BP, Brown
CA, Scheithauer BW, Dinapoli RP, Arusell RM, Curran WJ, Abrams R, Shaw EG
Importance
of baseline mini-mental state examination as a prognostic factor for patients
with low-grade glioma
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004
May 1;59(1):117-25)
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Denise D. Correa,
Lisa M. DeAngelis, Weiji Shi, Howard T. Thaler, Michael Lin
and Lauren E. Abrey
Cognitive functions in low-grade
gliomas: disease and treatment effects
J Neurooncol. 2006 Jul 19; [Epub
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Duffau, L Capelle, D Denvil, N
Sichez, P Gatignol, M Lopes, M-C
Mitchell, J-P Sichez and R Van Effenterre
Functional recovery after surgical
resection of low
grade gliomas in eloquent brain: hypothesis of brain compensation
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry,
2003;
74:901-907. (PDF Full Text)
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H
Duffau, D Denvil and L Capelle
Long term reshaping of language,
sensory, and motor maps after glioma resection: a new parameter to
integrate in the surgical strategy
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Heimans
JJ, Taphoorn MJ
Impact
of brain tumour treatment on quality of life
J
Neurol. 2002 Aug;249(8):955-60
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Kiebert
GM, Curran D, Aaronson NK, Bolla M, Menten J, Rutten EH, Nordman E,
Silvestre ME, Pierart M, Karim AB
Quality
of life after radiation therapy of cerebral low-grade gliomas of the adult:
results of a randomised phase III trial on dose response (EORTC trial 22844).
EORTC Radiotherapy Co-operative Group
Eur
J Cancer. 1998
Nov;34(12):1902-9
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Klein
M, Heimans JJ, Aaronson NK, Postma TJ, Muller M, van der Ploeg HM, Taphoorn
MJ
Impaired cognitive functioning in
low-grade glioma patients: relationship to tumor localisation, radiotherapy and
the use of anticonvulsants
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2004 Oct 30;148(44):2175-80
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Martin Klein,
Jan J. Heimans
The Measurement of Cognitive
Functioning in Low-Grade Glioma Patients After Radiotherapy
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 22, No 5 (March 1), 2004: pp. 966-967.
(Reference+)
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Klein
M, Engelberts NH, van der Ploeg HM, Kasteleijn-Nolst Trenite DG,
Aaronson NK, Taphoorn MJ, Baaijen H, Vandertop WP, Muller M, Postma TJ,
Heimans JJ
Epilepsy in low-grade gliomas: the
impact on cognitive function and quality of life
Ann
Neurol. 2003 Oct;54(4):514-20
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Klein
M, Heimans JJ, Aaronson NK, van der Ploeg HM, Grit J, Muller M, Postma
TJ, Mooij JJ, Boerman RH, Beute GN, Ossenkoppele GJ, van Imhoff GW, Dekker
AW, Jolles J, Slotman BJ, Struikmans H, Taphoorn MJ
Effect of radiotherapy and other
treatment-related factors on mid-term to long-term cognitive sequelae in
low-grade gliomas: a comparative study
Lancet.
2002 Nov 2;360(9343):1361-8
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Christina A. Meyers,
Jeffrey S. Wefel
The Use of the Mini-Mental State
Examination to Assess Cognitive Functioning in Cancer Trials: No Ifs,
Ands, Buts, or Sensitivity
J Clin Oncol, Vol 21, Issue 19 (Oct.), 2003: 3557-3558.
Originally published as JCO Early Release on Aug.11 2003. (Reference+)
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Pahlson
A, Ek L, Ahlstrom G, Smits A
Pitfalls
in the assessment of disability in individuals with low-grade gliomas
J Neurooncol. 2003 Nov;65(2):149-58
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Postma
TJ, Klein M, Verstappen CC, Bromberg JE, Swennen M, Langendijk JA,
Taphoorn MJ, Scheltens P, Slotman BJ, van der Ploeg HM, Aaronson NK,
Heimans JJ
Radiotherapy-induced
cerebral abnormalities in patients with low-grade glioma
Neurology.
2002 Jul 9;59(1):121-3.(Abstract+)
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J.C. Reijneveld MD,
M.M. Sitskoorn PhD, M. Klein PhD, J.
Nuyen and M.J.B. Taphoorn, MD, PhD
Cognitive status and quality of life in
patients with suspected versus proven low-grade gliomas
Neurology 56:618-623; 13 Mar 2001 (Abstract+)
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Edward G. Shaw, Robin
Rosdhal, Ralph B. D'Agostino, Jr, James Lovato,
Michelle J. Naughton, Michael E. Robbins, Stephen
R. Rapp
Phase II Study
of Donepezil in Irradiated Brain Tumor Patients: Effect on Cognitive
Function, Mood, and Quality of Life
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 24, No 9 (March 20), 2006: pp.
1415-1420; DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.03.3001
Abstract |
News
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Taphoorn
MJ
Neurocognitive
sequelae in the treatment of low-grade gliomas
Semin
Oncol. 2003 Dec;30(6 Suppl 19):45-8
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Medulloblastoma
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Donald J. Mabbott,
Michael D. Noseworthy, Eric Bouffet, Conrad
Rockel and Suzanne Laughlin
Diffusion tensor imaging of white matter after cranial radiation in children
for medulloblastoma: Correlation with IQ
Neuro-oncol 2006 Jul 1; 8(3):244-252; Epub 2006 May 24
Abstract
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Palmer SL, Gajjar A, Reddick WE, Glass JO, Kun LE, Wu S, Xiong X,
Mulhern RK
Predicting
intellectual outcome among children treated with 35-40 Gy craniospinal
irradiation for medulloblastoma
Neuropsychology. 2003
Oct;17(4):548-55
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Shawna L
Palmer, Amar Gajjar, Wilburn E Reddick, John O Glass, Larry E Kun, Richard L
Heideman, Shenjie Wu, Xiong Xiaoping, Raymond K Mulhern
A developmental model for predicting declines in intellectual functioning
among pediatric patients with medulloblastoma
38th ASCO Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 18-21, 2002. Abstract
No. 284
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Wilburn E. Reddick, John O.
Glass, Shawna L. Palmer, Shingjie Wu, Amar Gajjar, James W. Langston,
Larry E. Kun, Xiaoping Xiong, and Raymond K. Mulhern
Atypical
white matter volume development in children following craniospinal
irradiation
Neuro-Oncology,
Volume
7, Number 1, Pages 12--19, January 2005. (Abstract+)
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Meningioma
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Fotopoulou A, Solms M, Turnbull O
Wishful reality distortions in confabulation: a
case report
Neuropsychologia. 2004;42(6):727-44
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van
Nieuwenhuizen D, Klein M, Stalpers LJ, Leenstra S, Heimans JJ,
Reijneveld JC.
Differential effect of surgery and
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Metastatic
Tumors
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Ghia
A, Tome WA, Thomas S, Cannon G, Khuntia D, Kuo JS, Mehta MP.
Distribution of Brain Metastases in Relation to the Hippocampus: Implications
for Neurocognitive Functional Preservation.
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S. Kahl, R. A.
Sala, L. Mengelle, M. Alarcón, L. E. Fein
Application of the Edmonton Functional Assessment
Tool (EFAT) in patients with brain metastases (BM) treated only with
palliative radiotherapy (PRT)
40th
ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.8054
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A Katz
and P Zalewski
Quality-of-life
benefits and evidence of antitumour activity for patients with brain metastases
treated with gefitinib
British
Journal of Cancer
(December 2003)
89 (Suppl 2), S15-S18
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J. Li, S. M. Bentzen, M. Renschler, M. P. Mehta
Improvement in neurocognitive function (NCF) correlates with tumor
regression after whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for brain metastases
(BM)
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings
Part I. Vol 24, No. 18S (June 20 Supplement), 2006: 1504
Meeting
Abstract
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Lissoni P, Malugani F, Manganini V,
Ardizzoia A, Gardani G, Bartolacelli E, Messina G, Tancini G
Psychooncology
and cancer progression-related alterations of pleasure-associated
neurochemical system: Abnormal neuroendocrine response to apomorphine in
advanced cancer patients
Neuroendocrinol Lett. 2003 Feb-Apr;24(1-2):50-3
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M. P. Mehta, R. Gervais, P. Chabot, W. R. Shapiro, R. A. Patchell, M.
J. Glantz, L. Recht, S. Phan, J. A. Smith, M. F. Renschler
Motexafin gadolinium (MGd) combined with prompt whole brain radiation
therapy (RT) prolongs time to neurologic progression in non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) patients with brain metastases: Results of a phase III trial
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings
Part I. Vol 24, No. 18S (June 20 Supplement), 2006: 7014
Meeting
Abstract
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Christina A. Meyers, Jennifer
A. Smith, Andrea Bezjak, Minesh P. Mehta,
James Liebmann, Tim Illidge, Ian Kunkler,
Jean-Michel Caudrelier, Peter D. Eisenberg, Jacobus
Meerwaldt, Ross Siemers, Christian Carrie,
Laurie E. Gaspar, Walter Curran, See-Chun
Phan, Richard A. Miller, Markus F. Renschler
Neurocognitive Function and Progression
in Patients With Brain Metastases Treated With Whole-Brain Radiation and
Motexafin Gadolinium: Results of a Randomized Phase III Trial
J Clin Oncol, Vol 22, No 1 (January 1), 2004: pp. 157-165
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Olson RA, Chhanabhai T, McKenzie M
Feasibility study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in patients
with brain metastases
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C Terhaard,
M P Mehta, P Rodrigus, A Rao, J Suh, W Roa, L Souhami, A Bezjak, M Leibenhaut, R
Komaki, C Schultz, R Timmerman, T Illidge, C Meyers, W J Curran, SC Phan, J
Smith, MF Renschler
Quality
of life (QOL) in patients (pts) with brain metastases (BM) is strongly related
to MRI tumor volume and neurocognitive function (NCF): baseline results from the
phase III trial of motexafin gadolinium (MGd)
38th
ASCO Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 18-21, 2002.
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Welzel
G, Fleckenstein K, Schaefer J, Hermann B, Kraus-Tiefenbacher U, Mai SK, Wenz
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Memory Function Before and After Whole Brain Radiotherapy in Patients With
and Without Brain Metastases
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