From: Behavioral outcome among survivors of childhood brain tumor: a case control study
Characteristics | Mean (± SD) |
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Age at diagnosis, year | 7.2 (3.6) |
Age at study entry, year | 12.5 (3.7) |
Time from end of treatment to study, year | 5.5 (3.9) |
N (%) | |
Pathology | |
Medulloblastoma | 14 (36.8) |
Germ Cell Tumor | 10 (26.3) |
Craniopharygioma | 5 (13.2) |
Glioma | 2 (5.3) |
PNET | 2 (5.3) |
Others | 5 (13.2) |
Tumour location | |
Supratentorial | 21 (55.3) |
Infratentorial | 17 (44.7) |
Treatment | |
Tumor excision only | 2 (5.3) |
Tumor excision + radiotherapy | 6 (15.8) |
Tumor excision + radiotherapy + chemotherapy | 20 (52.6) |
Tumor excision + chemotherapy | 3 (7.9) |
Biopsy + radiotherapy + chemotherapy | 2 (5.3) |
Biopsy + radiotherapy | 2 (5.3) |
Chemotherapy + radiotherapy | 2 (5.3) |
Radiotherapy only | 1 (0.9) |
Complications from disease and treatment | N (%) |
Hydrocephalus | |
Yes | 24 (63.2) |
No | 14 (36.8) |
Shunt | |
Yes | 23 (60.5) |
No | 15 (39.5) |
Intracranial infection after diagnosis (ventriculitis) | |
Yes | 2 (5.3) |
No | 36 (94.7) |
Relapse | |
Yes | 6 (15.8) |
No | 32 (84.2) |
Disability (Physical, Hearing and Visual) | |
Yes | 28 (73.7) |
No | 10 (26.3) |
Type of disability | |
Physical impairment | 13 (34.2) |
Hearing impairment | 7 (18.4) |
Visual impairment | 25 (65.8) |
Endocrinopathy | |
Yes | 19 (50) |
No | 19 (50) |