RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Memory after treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 266
OP 268
DO 10.1136/adc.67.3.266
VO 67
IS 3
A1 J Rodgers
A1 P G Britton
A1 R G Morris
A1 J Kernahan
A1 A W Craft
YR 1992
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/67/3/266.abstract
AB Long term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) often experience cognitive difficulties, which may be related to impairment of memory function. Memory ability has been studied in a group of survivors of ALL along with sibling controls and in children who have received treatment for other forms of cancer. Children in the ALL group were found to have significant deficits in memory function in tasks which required the application of strategic planning behaviour. These deficits are potentially remediable by educational strategies.