Differential prefrontal-like deficit in children after cerebellar astrocytoma and medulloblastoma tumor.

Background: This study was realized thanks to the collaboration of children and adolescents who had been resected from cerebellar tumors. The medulloblastoma group (CE+, n = 7) in addition to surgery received radiation and chemotherapy. The astrocytoma group (CE, n = 13) did not receive additional treatments.

Hemispheric lateralization of language in epileptic right-handed children with unihemispheric discharge.

The epileptic discharge of one hemisphere interferes with brain function. The present study assesses the linguistic disabilities of epileptic patients owing to discharge in one hemisphere. Subjects were classified by age and gender.