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Medical and rehabilitation interventions in pediatric central nervous system radiation necrosis: A case report
Author(s) -
L'Hotta Allison J.,
Thomas Kristin M.,
Milgrom Sarah A.,
Hemenway Molly S.,
Levy Jean M. Mulcahy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.28705
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , rehabilitation , central nervous system , radiation therapy , disease , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , physical therapy , pathology , surgery , psychiatry
Radiation necrosis is a potentially debilitating side effect of therapy necessary to treat pediatric central nervous system tumors. Clinical signs of cerebral radiation necrosis (CRN) are similar to symptoms of disease progression and require close monitoring. The case of an infant diagnosed with a malignant rhabdoid tumor is presented to describe the medical and rehabilitation interventions implemented to address CRN. Rehabilitation providers should routinely be consulted in children with CRN as they fill a critical role in treatment, neurological symptom monitoring, and intervention planning to address family‐centered functional goals.