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Title   장기간 생존한 급성 림프구성백혈병 환아에서의 예방적 중추신경계 치료가 신경정신기능에 미치는 영향 ( Effects of cancer nervous System Irradiation on Neuropsychologic Functioning in Long - term Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia )
Publicationinfo   1995 Jan; 027(02): 303-316.
Key_word   Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, CNS prophylaxis, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Neuropsychologic sequelae
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Abstract   Long-term adverse neuropsychologic sequelae are frequently observed in pediatric patients treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL). In this study, 10 children in continuous com- plete remission from ALL were given tests of IQ, neuropsychologic assessment, waking EEG, brain MRI to assess neuropsychologic functioning minimum 2 years after CNS prophylaxis. All children were free of CNS disease at diagnosis and had received CNS prophylactic treatment with 1,800 cGy cranial irradiation plus intrathecal methotrexate. Male patients had a significant decline in coding compared with female patients(P<0.01) and those evaluated beyond age of 10-year-old had a greater decline in performance IQ compared with those evaluated under age of 10-year-old(P<0.01). One of the 10 children(10%) showed white matter changes on MRI attributable to therapy. All children had no significant lower mean IQ, but lower achievement with regard to arithmetic skills, picture arrangement than other tests. We conclude that prophylactic CNS therapy may cause cognitive dysfunctions and the white matter changes but its value and significance during follow-up should be assessed in well designed longitudinal research studies.
저 자   최지은(Ji Eun Choi),신희영(Hee Young Shin),김인원(In One Kim),연경모(Kyung Mo Yeon),채인영(In Young Chae),조수철(Soo Churl Cho),황용승(Yong Seung Hwang),안효섭(Hyo Seop Ahn)