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ERIC Number: EJ957550
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1940-5510
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Interventions to Improve Neuropsychological Functioning in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Butler, Robert W.; Sahler, Olle Jane Z.; Askins, Martha A.; Alderfer, Melissa A.; Katz, Ernest R.; Phipps, Sean; Noll, Robert B.
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, v14 n3 p251-258 2008
A very brief historical review on the identification of neurocognitive deficits in patients treated for a pediatric malignancy that involved CNS disease, treatment, or a combination is provided. This review is particularly directed toward providing a foundation upon which the introduction of specific brain injury rehabilitation efforts and subsequent research were introduced into this population of patients. Three primary methods by which clinicians and researchers have attempted to improve neurocognitive functioning with survivors of pediatric cancer that have suffered a CNS insult are identified. From a pharmacological perspective, research is reviewed that documents the potential beneficial effects of stimulant medication. Results of two drug trials that used double-blind crossover methodology are reviewed, and it is highly likely that medications may be of significant benefit to pediatric cancer survivors who are experiencing attentional deficits, impairment in social functioning, and also declines in academic achievement. We next describe psychologically based brain injury rehabilitation efforts, including on-treatment schooling and reentry, within the survivor population. A phase III clinical trial of a comprehensive rehabilitation approach is discussed in detail. New directions in the area of brain injury rehabilitation for childhood cancer survivors are presented, and the need for professionals in this area to work toward a team approach is emphasized.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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