RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN REGIONAL RADIATION DOSES AND COGNITIVE DECLINE IN CHILDREN TREATED WITH CRANIO-SPINAL IRRADIATION FOR POSTERIOR FOSSA TUMORS

Relationships between Regional Radiation Doses and Cognitive Decline in Children Treated with Cranio-Spinal Irradiation for Posterior Fossa Tumors

Pediatric posterior fossa tumor (PFT) survivors who have been treated with cranial radiation therapy often suffer from cognitive impairments that might relate to IQ decline.Radiotherapy (RT) distinctly affects brain regions involved in different cognitive functions.However, the relative contribution of regional irradiation to the different cognitiv

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The Africa of 2022: Crisscrossing Crises

The year 2022 marked the 20th anniversary of the African Union (AU)).The AU marked a realisation that the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) established in 1963 had fulfilled its mandate of ridding the continent of overt colonial rule and a new platform mango veranda rose was needed to drive Africa towards full prosperity.Conceived amid the revisi

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