Journal article
Importance of the mini-mental status examination in the treatment of patients with brain metastases: a report from the radiation therapy oncology group protocol 91-04
Abstract
PURPOSE: Little information is available on the importance of pretreatment Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) on long-term survival and neurologic function following treatment for unresectable brain metastases. This study examines the importance of the MMSE in predicting outcome in a group of patients treated with an accelerated fractionation regimen of 30 Gy in 10 daily fractions in 2 weeks.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Radiation Therapy Oncology …
Authors
Murray KJ; Scott C; Zachariah B; Michalski JM; Demas W; Vora NL; Whitton A; Movsas B
Journal
International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 59–64
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
8 2000
DOI
10.1016/s0360-3016(00)00600-3
ISSN
0360-3016