• DOI:10.1093/arclin/acp060
Corpus ID: 27698826

Course of cognitive decline in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a within-subjects design.

@article{Friedman2009CourseOC,
  title={Course of cognitive decline in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a within-subjects design.},
  author={Melissa A. Friedman and M. Fern{\'a}ndez and J. Wefel and Katherine A Myszka and R. Champlin and C. Meyers},
  journal={Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists},
  year={2009},
  volume={24 7},
  pages={
          689-98
        }
}

• Melissa A. Friedman, M. Fernández, +3 authors C. Meyers
• Published 2009
• Psychology, Medicine
• Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists

This study examined the course of clinically significant cognitive change in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), using a Reliable Change Index (RCI). Neuropsychological evaluations were administered to 117 patients before HSCT. Thirty-three received subsequent evaluations 6 and 28 weeks later. Of 117 patients, 39% were classified as impaired before HSCT. Of the 33 receiving subsequent evaluations, 47% showed reliable decline at 6-weeks; of these, 33% showed reliable decline again at 28… Expand

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