Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Arli Pedrosa

Publications

• Research Article
  Treatment Related Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Brazilian Experience
  Author(s): Izabel Hazin, Danielle Garcia, Ediana Gomes, Bruna Balaban Garcia, Débora Sunaly, Amanda Guerra, Carolina Vilar, Francisco Pedrosa and Arli PedrosaIzabel Hazin, Danielle Garcia, Ediana Gomes, Bruna Balaban Garcia, Débora Sunaly, Amanda Guerra, Carolina Vilar, Francisco Pedrosa and Arli Pedrosa
  
  Background: Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and Posterior Fossa Tumors (PFT) are the most common types of cancer in Brazilian children. Parallel to the sophistication of treatment and increased survival rates, the concern about the neurotoxicity of anti-neoplastic treatment and its impact on neurodevelopment has been growing. The objective of this study was to compare the cognitive impact of treatment modality on intellective capacity of children survivors of PFT and ALL. Method: 22 Children and adolescents aged from 6 to 14 years old have participated in this study, being 06 children diagnosed with Astrocytoma, 06 diagnosed with medulloblastoma and 10 diagnosed with ALL. Children with astrocytoma underwent surgery for tumor resection; children with medulloblastoma were submitted to surgical resection, systemic chemotherapy and cranial and neuraxis radiation therapy (54Gy) and; chi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000174

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