title: Language outcomes following risk-adapted treatments for tumors located within the posterior fossa.
abstract: The language skills of 4 children treated for tumors involving the cerebellum and/or fourth ventricle with risk-adapted treatments were compared, as a group, with performance of a group of control children (n = 20). The language skills of the individual cases were also profiled. At the group level, language skill failed to differentiate the 2 groups of children. At an individual level, however, only 1 of the 4 children treated with risk-adapted treatments presented with intact language skills. Variable language profiles were identified in the remaining 3 children. The presence of hydrocephaly was a consistent factor in reduced language outcomes. The findings highlight the importance of prospective language monitoring.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia. f.lewis@uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Fiona M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Bruce E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Murdoch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015192:Infratentorial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D007802:Language; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007808:Language Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome