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Visual acuity of children treated with chemotherapy for optic pathway gliomas.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Feb 2014
Kalin-Hajdu Evan, Décarie Jean-Claude, Marzouki Monia, Carret Anne-Sophie, Ospina Luis H
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BACKGROUND: Chemotherapy is the most common primary treatment modality for pediatric optic pathway gliomas (OPGs). Due to the risk of severe visual impairment, visual acuity (VA) has become a clinical parameter of fundamental importance for children with OPGs. Despite this reality, most studies omit crucial information necessary for analysis of the effect of chemotherapy on VA in patients with cerebral gliomas....
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