Cerebellar Atrophy in Leukemia Survivors

Abstract

MRI changes in the cerebellum and cognitive function of 13 survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with cranial radiation of 24 Gy and intrathecal methotrexate were studied at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Manitoba Cancer Foundation, Winnipeg, and University of Alberta, Edmonton.

Keywords

• acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• visual-spatial-motor coordination
• hypoplasia