Cranial Irradiation Increases Risk of Stroke in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors
Author(s) -
Cynthia Campen,
Sarah M. Kranick,
Scott E. Kasner,
Sudha Kilaru Kessler,
Robert A. Zimmerman,
Robert A. Lustig,
Peter C. Phillips∥,
Phillip B. Storm,
Sabrina E. Smith,
Rebecca Ichord,
Michael J. Fisher
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.112.661561
Subject(s) - medicine , neurovascular bundle , incidence (geometry) , stroke (engine) , population , hazard ratio , radiation therapy , brain tumor , risk factor , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , physics , environmental health , optics , engineering
The purposes of this study were to determine the incidence of neurovascular events as late complications in pediatric patients with brain tumor and to evaluate radiation as a risk factor.
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