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Attention dysfunction and parent reporting in children with brain tumors.

Sunita K Patel1, Judy J Lai-Yates, Jonathan W Anderson

  • 1City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Division of Population Sciences & Pediatrics, Duarte, California 91010-3000, USA. supatel@coh.org

Pediatric Blood & Cancer
|January 24, 2007
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Parent reports of attention problems can help screen for attention dysfunction in childhood brain tumor survivors. This dysfunction is linked to increased social problems in these young patients.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Neuro-oncology
  • Child Psychology
  • Neuropsychology

Background:

  • Childhood brain tumors can lead to cognitive late effects, including IQ decline.
  • Attention deficits are a key suspected mechanism behind these cognitive changes.
  • Early detection of attention dysfunction may mitigate long-term adverse outcomes in survivors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the validity of a parent-report measure for identifying attention dysfunction.
  • To evaluate a time-efficient, standardized tool for childhood brain tumor survivors.

Main Methods:

  • Seventy survivors (ages 6-16) underwent neuropsychological evaluation.
  • Participants were classified into attention dysfunction or non-attention dysfunction groups.
  • Analysis of covariance compared groups using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).

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Main Results:

  • Parents reported significantly more attention problems in the attention dysfunction group.
  • Survivors with attention dysfunction also showed significantly more social problems on the CBCL.
  • Attention dysfunction in brain tumor survivors may present uniquely compared to other groups.

Conclusions:

  • Parental reporting of attention issues shows promise as a screening tool for survivors.
  • Attention dysfunction is strongly associated with impaired social functioning in this population.
  • Further research is needed to understand the distinct behavioral presentation of attention dysfunction in brain tumor survivors.