Incidence of Neurocognitive Deficits in Patients After Treatment for Retinoblastoma With Multiple Anesthesia Exposures
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to see if there is a difference between the development of the brain (neurodevelopment) in children who have been treated for retinoblastoma with multiple anesthetic exposures, compared with brain development in children who have never had anesthesia.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 6–17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 6 and \< 17 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of any secondary disease associated with developmental delay * History of second cancer diagnosis * Legal Blindness * Past surgery of any type, with the exception of enucleation for retinoblastoma * Past exposure to anesthesia for surgical intervention * More than one anesthesia encounter for surgical intervention before diagnosis at MSK * Past External Beam Radiation for treatment of retinoblastoma * Past systemic chemotherapy * Non-native speaker of English; however, children whose parents speak only Spanish…
Interventions
- OtherWechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition (WISC-V)
the WISC-V assessment produces a Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) used for primary power consideration in this study. The FSIQ is the most comprehensive global ability score on the WISC-V, and it has been conventionally reported and interpreted as an estimation of overall intellectual ability
- OtherCalifornia Verbal Learning Test, Children's Version
Used to assess verbal learning and memory in children and adolescents
- OtherBeery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration, 6th edition
Helps assess visual-motor skills in children and adults.
- OtherGrooved Pegboard Test
Measures dexterity
- OtherBehavior Assessment System for Children/Parent Report
The Behavior Assessment System for Children/Parent Report is a questionnaire that assesses the social-emotional and behavioral functioning (e.g., anxiety, depression, attention, hyperactivity, adaptability, leadership, social skills, etc.) in children between the ages of 2 and 22 years, and is available in English and Spanish.
Location
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, New York