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Clinical Psychology and Special Education
2025. Vol. 14, no. 1, 84–94
doi:10.17759/cpse.2025140105
ISSN: 2304-0394 (online)

Cognitive functions in school-age children survived cerebellar tumor

 
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Abstract

Context and relevance. Cerebellar tumors often negatively affect cognitive development and learning abilities in children. Objective. The aim of the current study was to assess the impact of cerebellar cancer on the cognitive functions such as attention, visual-spatial memory, and planning in children. Methods and materials. A total of 322 children (8–17 y.o.), 118 of whom survived cerebellar tumors, participated in the study. Cognitive tasks were assessed using CANTAB. Results. We observed less abilities in attention and working memory and described clinical factors which influenced to performance of school-age children after treatment. Conclusions. Our findings emphasize the necessity of considering these deficits in cerebellar tumor survivors when designing rehabilitation protocols.

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Keywords: cognitive functions, cerebellum, working memory, planning, attention, CANTAB

Journal rubric: Empirical Research

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2025140105

Acknowledgements. The authors would like to express their gratitude to the head of the Clinical Rehabilitation Research Center "Russkoe pole" Alexander Karelin for supporting this study.

Received 06.10.2024

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For citation: Mironets, S.A., Deviaterikova, A.A., Shurupova, M.A., Malykh, S.B. (2025). Cognitive functions in school-age children survived cerebellar tumor. Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 14(1), 84–94. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2025140105

© Mironets S.A., Deviaterikova A.A., Shurupova M.A., Malykh S.B., 2025

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Sofia A. Mironets, Research Associate at the Neurocognitive Laboratory, Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Research Associate at the Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Federal Research Center of Psychological and Interdisciplinary Studies, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9763-109X, e-mail: sofiamironets@gmail.com

Alena A. Deviaterikova, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Research Associate at the Neurocognitive Laboratory, Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Senior Researcher, Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-1089, e-mail: devyaterikova_aa@pfur.ru

Marina A. Shurupova, Candidate of Science (Biology), Senior Research Associate at the Neurocognitive Laboratory, Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Head of the Laboratory, Federal Center of Brain and Neurotechnologies; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2214-3187, e-mail: shurupova@fccps.ru

Sergey B. Malykh, Doctor of Psychology, Academician of the Russian Academy of Education, Academician-Secretary of the Department of Psychology and Developmental Physiology, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3786-7447, e-mail: malykhsb@mail.ru

Contribution of the authors

Sofia A. Mironets — ideas; preparation of the primary version of the article; data collection and analysis; application of statistical methods for data analysis; final approval of the article version for publication

Alena A. Deviaterikova — ideas; preparation of the primary version of the article; editing of the article; application of statistical methods for data analysis; final approval of the article version for publication. 

Marina A. Shurupova — preparation of the primary version of the article; review and editing of the article; application of statistical methods for data analysis; final approval of the article version for publication.

Sergey B. Malykh — research methodology; review and editing of the article; final approval of the article version for publication.

All authors participated in the discussion of the results and approved the final text of the manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Ethics statement

Informed consent for the study was signed by all participants over the age of 15. Consent to conduct the study on participants under 15 years of age was given by their legal representatives. The study conforms to the principles of the Helsinki Declaration, and the Ethical Committee of Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology has approved the protocol for the experiment (No. 8e/15-17, dated 27/10/2017).

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