Radiotherapy-induced vascular cognitive impairment 20 years after childhood brain tumor.
Tiina Maria RemesMaria Helena Suo-PalosaariPekka Matti ArikoskiMarika HarilaPäivi Katri Tuulikki KoskenkorvaPäivi Maria LähteenmäkiTuula Riitta Irmeli LönnqvistMarja Katariina OjaniemiHeli PohjasniemiRiina PuosiNiina RitariKirsti Helena SirkiäAnna Kaarina SutelaSanna-Maria Toiviainen-SaloHeikki Markku Johannes RantalaArja Helena HarilaPublished in: Neuro-oncology (2023)
The study results suggest that markers of radiotherapy-induced CVD, the additive effect of CVD markers, and risk factors of dementia are associated with cognitive impairment, which may suggest that the survivors are at a high risk of developing early-onset dementia.