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General characteristics of 23 patients included in the study. |
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| Age at diagnosis |
0.3 – 14.2 y (median 7.2) |
| Male gender |
17 |
| Pts under 5 y at diagnosis |
10 |
| Pts under 5 y at irradiation |
8 |
| Preradiation chemotherapy |
4 |
| Hydrocephalus at presentation |
16 |
| Gross total resection at 1st surgery |
18 |
| Second surgery |
4 |
| Radiation therapy dose |
50–62 Gy |
| Opposite lateral beams |
12 |
| Conformal irradiation |
11 |
| Postoperative cerebellar mutism |
0 |
| Postoperative cerebellar syndrome |
15 |
| Severe |
3 |
| Moderate |
7 |
| Mild |
5 |
| Cerebellar syndrome at last IQ evaluation |
6 |
| Severe |
2 |
| Moderate |
2 |
| Mild |
2 |
| Interval between RT and last IQ evaluation |
1–15.5 y (median 4.5) |
| Age at last IQ evaluation |
4.5–19.6 y (median 13.2) |
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RT = Radiotherapy. IQ = Intellectual Quotient. Pts = Patients. Gy = Gray. y = years. | |
von Hoff et al. BMC Cancer 2008 8:15 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-15 |
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