The effect of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chemotherapy on balance in children /
Aya Ebrahim Mahmoud Elkomy
The effect of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chemotherapy on balance in children / تأثير سرطان الدم الليمفاوى الحاد والعلاج الكيماوي على الإتزان فى الأطفال Aya Ebrahim Mahmoud Elkomy ; Supervised Khaled Ahmed Olama , Hamada Elsayed Ayoub , Hossame Eldeen Ahmed Elashtokhy - Cairo : Aya Ebrahim Mahmoud Elkomy , 2018 - 97 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics
Introduction: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is considered the most common form of malignancy in children with percentage of 29% of all childhood cancer, Chemotherapy is considered the first line of treatment in oncology despite its resulting side effects like peripheral neuropathy and problems involving cognition and behavior. Objectives: Assessment of the effect of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chemotherapy on balance in children. Patients and Methods: this study was carried out on fifty children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia with ages varies from 5 to 11 years , they were selected from Tanta cancer center , they were divided according to the stage of treatment to three groups, group A : it includes ten children who were diagnosed by acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but before having any treatment , group B: it includes twenty children in the maintenance phase of treatment and group C: it includes twenty children in their first year of follow up , Humac balance system was used for balance assessment through three tests: the modified clinical test of sensory integration of balance , the limit of stability test and center of pressure test, and their measurements were compared to normal children matching in age and gender. Results: the results had shown no significant difference in the tests measurements of the acute lymphoblastic leukemic children when compared to normal children
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Chemotherapy Balance Humac balance system
The effect of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chemotherapy on balance in children / تأثير سرطان الدم الليمفاوى الحاد والعلاج الكيماوي على الإتزان فى الأطفال Aya Ebrahim Mahmoud Elkomy ; Supervised Khaled Ahmed Olama , Hamada Elsayed Ayoub , Hossame Eldeen Ahmed Elashtokhy - Cairo : Aya Ebrahim Mahmoud Elkomy , 2018 - 97 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics
Introduction: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is considered the most common form of malignancy in children with percentage of 29% of all childhood cancer, Chemotherapy is considered the first line of treatment in oncology despite its resulting side effects like peripheral neuropathy and problems involving cognition and behavior. Objectives: Assessment of the effect of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chemotherapy on balance in children. Patients and Methods: this study was carried out on fifty children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia with ages varies from 5 to 11 years , they were selected from Tanta cancer center , they were divided according to the stage of treatment to three groups, group A : it includes ten children who were diagnosed by acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but before having any treatment , group B: it includes twenty children in the maintenance phase of treatment and group C: it includes twenty children in their first year of follow up , Humac balance system was used for balance assessment through three tests: the modified clinical test of sensory integration of balance , the limit of stability test and center of pressure test, and their measurements were compared to normal children matching in age and gender. Results: the results had shown no significant difference in the tests measurements of the acute lymphoblastic leukemic children when compared to normal children
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Chemotherapy Balance Humac balance system