Long-term leukoencephalopathy and neurocognitive functioning in childhood sarcoma patients treated with high-dose intravenous chemotherapy.
Charlotte SleursJurgen LemiereAhmed RadwanMarjolein VerlyIris ElensMarleen RenardSandra JacobsStefan SunaertSabine DeprezAnne UyttebroeckPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2019)
This study suggests long-term leukoencephalopathy with possibly underlying changes in vasculature, inflammation, or axonal injury, but not necessarily long-term demyelination. Such lesions could affect processing speed, and as such long-term daily life functioning of these patients.