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Radiation-induced brain injury
Lesão cerebral induzida por radiação
CategoryDefinition
Injury to the brain from therapeutic cranial irradiation which may be divided temporally into three syndromes: Acute or early toxicity which is consequent upon immediate exposure to radiation, early-delayed injury and late-delayed injury although the three may overlap.
Index Terms
Radiation-induced brain injuryBrain irradiation effectBrain irradiation syndromeInjury to the brain from therapeutic cranial irradiationPost radiation brain injuryEarly brain irradiationAcute toxicity due to early brain irradiationEncephalopathy due to early brain irradiationEarly-delayed brain irradiationEncephalopathy due to early-delayed brain irradiationLate-delayed brain irradiationLate delayed radiation neuronal necrosisCognitive impairment due to late-delayed brain irradiationCerebrovascular disease due to late-delayed brain irradiationCataract due to late-delayed brain irradiationPituitary dysfunction due to late-delayed brain irradiationSecondary tumours due to late-delayed brain irradiation