Intellectual development of childhood ALL patients: A multicenter longitudinal study

CONCLUSIONGiven that IQ scores did not decline, our findings demonstrate a stable pattern. However, the lower PIQ scores at baseline may indicate that performance functioning is vulnerable to acute neurotoxicity. Also, lower scores for younger patients, highlight the stronger impact of the disease and/or treatment at younger age.

Source: Psycho-Oncology - May 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Charlotte Sleurs, Jurgen Lemiere, Trui Vercruysse, Nathalie Nolf, Ben Van Calster, Sabine Deprez, Marleen Renard, Els Vandecruys, Yves Benoit, Anne Uyttebroeck Tags: Paper Source Type: research