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However, IQ deterioration is a dreaded complication of prophylactic cranial irradiation.
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None of the patients received cranial irradiation in first complete remission.
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Prophylactic cranial irradiation was administered to patients who achieved complete remission.
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An excess of female survivors of childhood leukemia who received cranial irradiation are obese.
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Areas of agreement: Platinum-based chemotherapy, thoracic radiotherapy and prophylactic cranial irradiation are standard of care.
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We describe a patient with radiation-induced meningioma 12 years after cranial irradiation for ectopic germinoma.
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Leukoencephalopathy with clinical manifestations occurred in two patients (one had prior cranial irradiation).
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IQ deterioration after prophylactic cranial irradiation is a dreaded complication for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Preventive central nervous system therapy uniformly included 2400 rads cranial irradiation and five doses of intrathecal methotrexate.
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The presence of HBsAg in CSF was unrelated to cranial irradiation, prior lumbar punctures, or current chemotherapy.
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Prophylactic cranial irradiation was given with the first cycle of chemotherapy and thoracic irradiation with the third cycle.
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No prophylactic cranial irradiation was given.
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The patient improved after surgical intervention and a postoperative course of cranial irradiation followed by systemic chemotherapy was given.
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Prophylactic cranial irradiation may need to be reinvestigated in clinical trials, especially in patients who present with an adenocarcinoma.
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All patients received from four to six courses of chemotherapy and 36 had prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI).
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Only patients with LD who achieved a complete response (CR) received prophylactic cranial irradiation of 3000 cGy.
