Abstract
Computerised tomography scans of the brain have been performed on 5 children who have survived at least 5 years after treatment with surgery and radiotherapy for medulloblastoma. Intracranial calcification of varying degrees of the basal ganglia and of the frontal and parietal cortex was detected in the 3 children who were irradiated under age 5 years.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Age Factors
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Brain / radiation effects
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Brain Diseases / etiology*
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Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
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Calcinosis / etiology*
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Cerebellar Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Humans
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Intelligence / radiation effects
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Medulloblastoma / radiotherapy*
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Radiotherapy / adverse effects*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed