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What are the affects of medulloblastoma treatment?
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Please clarify: Please rephrase your question. Which treatment are you referring specifically here? Surgery? Radiation?
Answered 3/27/2014
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Medullo: Surgery can cause short-term (mutism, problems swallowing, personality changes) and long-term neurologic effects (weakness, coordination, motor skills). Chemo can cause blood counts to go down (short term and reversible) or long term side effects such as hearing loss (permanent). Lastly radiation therapy can effect iq, especially if given to very young children.
Answered 12/31/2012
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