Book Chapter

Childhood Brain Tumour

Kimberley Docking, Philippe Paquier, Angela Morgan

RESEARCH IN CLINICAL PRAGMATICS | SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG | Published : 2017

Abstract

Children who survive brain tumour are a growing population, and are increasingly seen in clinical caseloads worldwide. However, cure often comes at a cost, with devastating neurocognitive and communicative sequelae commonly seen in children across the course of development. The impact of tumour and treatment-related variables on the development and acquisition of neurocognitive and communicative skills is considerable, and includes the direct effect of a tumour located in the supratentorial and infratentorial regions, raised intracranial pressure, treatment effects from surgical intervention, radiotherapy, and/or chemotherapy, and other risk factors. Pragmatic abilities and social competence..

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