Families and interviews with patients indicate that a
cancer diagnosis and treatment of an extremely stressful and draining, and a baby, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and it really has to survive with adequate treatment feels like all the other issues and complications. The first war of intellectual ability, academic performance, then won in terms of memory and attention, unfortunately, problems often develop in childhood survivors of brain tumors. Cognitive changes are not uncommon among survivors of brain tumors, however, depends to some extent one of the tumor location and surgery, age at diagnosis, and factors such as radiation therapy, in which a variety of effective change.
Neurological problems such as cramps and muscle coordination problems are relatively common childhood brain tumor survivors. This type of disability, often around the time of diagnosis or develop after the first surgery, but sometimes first appear: months, years after diagnosis. Rarely delayed radiation injury to the brain can cause neurological problems, can be seen in the first 10 years or longer after treatment.
After treatment is completed, such as impaired vision or hearing problems, early diagnosis and treatment of sensory neuro and for many years and develop. Vision problems are caused by different mechanisms of radiation can cause delayed. Direct injury to eye nerve (optic nerve), treatment outcome is rare to make changes in subsequent years. In rare cases, a previous radiation cataracts in the eyes may be confused with normal vision products. Child had the nerve near the eye or eye surgery or head, regular visits to an ophthalmologist (eye specialist) only if the radiation is strongly recommended. Hearing loss, even after treatment of brain tumors and decrease in severity over time, even with the overall stable or preserved. In some cases leads, however, that the hearing problems worse after the treatment for the first time in years, months, or showed visible. Child drug cisplatin and radiotherapy, the brain is greater than the risk of hearing aids with a combination of delayed treatment seems. Regular testing with potential hearing problems for any child who lived with academic or learning disabilities should be done in all children.
Learning disabilities are common and difficult and frightening, particularly brain tumor survivors. The majority of children with learning disabilities require special education programs in schools. In addition, the brain, especially early in children treated with radiation, the time distortion function was observed. The early diagnosis of a problem as any other problem, is the best way to fight, and this assessment is a child neuropsychologist who has experience working with children with brain tumors by working closely with the best. Difficulty of cognitive function in school, as well as high-risk survivors were evaluated at regular intervals for all the new survivors may develop symptoms over time, it is extremely important. A series of tests such as psychometric and neuropsychological tests will be announced by the administration.
As the largest medical centers, many schools can administer these tests, neuropsychologists trained personnel. This is able to help your child during the exam, a detailed history of previous treatment is important. The exact diagnosis of the patient history, the name, the form must contain all the available total dose radiation therapy and chemotherapy, all activities, locations and start and end dates for each treatment, and locations of all the boxes. This information is usually provided in the project team may be your child's cancer treatment. At the end of the treatment for you, whether your child's neuro-oncology team is a good idea to check with your child that may arise as a result of these treatments will receive treatment and possible late effects. If necessary, follow the recommended treatment of your child until the end of the early post-treatment for the treatment of some experts to contribute to a smooth transition to living arrangements (for example, a neuropsychologist or a pediatric endocrinologist) is time to begin treatment.
"We are in contact with the medical data on all new medical staff have to pass. Even years after cessation of therapy, it is a source of quick and easy to stay in our paper as well."
Brain Tumor Survivor-Parents
Problems are identified, then the appropriate services, the school provided your child. Although this is now required by law to Federal, he is entitled to all of you and your health care team members need to work for your child to obtain benefits.
That may occur months to years after discontinuation of concomitant diseases, there are new problems. Is folded in a number of factors, one end of a child. The most important of these factors on the type and amount of treatment during the treatment of a person (for example, radiation therapy, the specific chemotherapeutic agents) and the bottom includes age. Other factors include tumor type and position within the brain. (A couple of high doses of chemotherapy combination between high-dose radiation) usually get at a young age children (younger than 7 years) and that this is the most intensive treatment, late effects are more likely to develop.
All are unique and no two people respond to a particular treatment is complete should be noted. Equally important is at risk for a problem that does not necessarily mean that the development of a children's problems. Obviously, your child is important to know the details of cancer treatment and long-term results can help your child develop over time to determine both the current and future health of your child, give. Knowledge is power, and only in the cognitive problems may help in the war.
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