2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary Louis DN, Perry A, Wesseling P, Brat DJ, Cree IA, Figarella-Branger D, Hawkins C, Ng HK, Pfister SM, Reifenberger G, Soffietti R, von Deimling A, Ellison DW. The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary. Neuro Oncol. 2021 Aug 2;23(8):1231-1251. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab106. PMID: 34185076; PMCID: PMC8328013.
Neuropsychology Central, Neuropsychology Central offers links and resources for a variety of brain disorders, including brain tumors and ADHD. This site offers links to other medical institutions for consultations and assessments.
University of Miami School of Medicine, This neurosurgery site provides educational programs, research program, and information about conferences.
Juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas do not undergo spontaneous malignant transformation: grounds for designation as hamartomas. Parsa CF, Givrad S.1: Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 Jan;92(1):40-6. Epub 2007 Oct 25
Proton versus photon radiotherapy for common pediatric brain tumors: Comparison of models of dose characteristics and their relationship to cognitive function, Pub Med abstract: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 Feb 27
Young Children Rely On One Sense Or Another, Not A Combination, Studies Find, ScienceDaily (May 1, 2008) – Unlike adults, children younger than eight can’t integrate different forms of sensory input to improve the accuracy with which they perceive the world around them, according to a pair of studies reported online in Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press, on May 1st.
LD Online, Understanding the Differences Between IDEA and Section 504 By: Council for Exceptional Children (2002)
Tumor antigens in astrocytic gliomas, Shekar N. Kurpad 1, X.-G. Zhao. 1, Carol J. Wikstrand 1, Surinder K. Batra 1, Roger E. McLendon 1, Dr. Darell D. Bigner 1 2
Brain Tumor Cells Killed by Anti-Nausea Drug, New research from the University of Adelaide has shown for the first time that the growth of brain tumors can be halted by a drug currently being used to help patients recover from the side effects of chemotherapy.
Gene sequencing project discovers common driver of a childhood brain tumor
Emerging insights into barriers to effective brain tumor therapeutics
Study: Brain tumors hijack the brain’s existing blood supply during progression