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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 Uyttebroeck
Published 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.
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