ArticleCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2022
Cognitive, language, and school performance in children and young adults treated for low-grade astrocytoma in the posterior fossa in childhood.
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- Language Processing in Posterior Fossa Tumour Patients: Psycholinguistic Insights into the Word-Finding Ability.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2026Article
- Comparative study on imaging characteristics of pilocytic astrocytomas in children and adolescents.American journal of cancer research · 2026Article
- Feasibility of a Digitalised Cognitive Training Programme in Children Treated for Brain Tumours.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Cognitive, language, and school performance in children and young adults treated for low-grade astrocytoma in the posterior fossa in childhood.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2022Article
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backgroundPilocytic astrocytoma is the most common brain tumour type in childhood located in the posterior fossa, and treated mainly with surgery. These tumours have low mortality, but knowledge concerning its long-term outcome is sparse.
aimThe aim of this study was to investigate whether children treated for pilocytic astrocytoma in the posterior fossa had late complications affecting cognition, language and learning.
methodsThis descriptive single-centre study includes eight children and 12 adults treated as children for pilocytic astrocytoma in the posterior fossa, with a mean follow-up time of 12.4 (range 5-19) years. Well-established tests of intelligence, executive, language and academic function were used.
resultsIntelligence tests showed average results compared with norms. Five patients scored <-1 SD (70-84) and 3 low average (85-92) on full scale IQ. The patients scored average on subtests regarding executive function, except for significantly lower results in inhibition/switching (p = .004). In Rey complex figure test half of the patients scored below -1 SD. Language tests were normal except for significantly lower results in naming ability (p = .049) and in inference (p = .046). In academic tests, results were average, except for significantly lower results in reading speed (p = .024). Patients with learning difficulties performed worse in the tests.
conclusionsThe patients' functional outcome was favourable but, a not-negligible part of the patients displayed neurocognitive difficulties as revealed by extensive neuro-cognitive and academic testing. Thus, it is important to identify those in need of more thorough cognitive and pedagogic follow-up programmes, including school interventions.
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