Experts has a new look! Let us know what you think of the updates.

Provide feedback
Home
Scholarly Works
Peripheral Skeletal Muscle Impairment in Children...
Journal article

Peripheral Skeletal Muscle Impairment in Children After Treatment for Leukemia and Lymphoma

Abstract

Exercise intolerance is a common adverse effect of childhood cancer, contributing to impaired health and well-being. While reduced aerobic fitness has been attributed to central cardiovascular deficiencies, the involvement of peripheral musculature has not been investigated. We studied peripheral muscle function in children following cancer treatment using noninvasive phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Ten acute lymphoblastic …

Authors

White GE; West SL; Sabiston C; Rhind SG; Nathan PC; Caterini JE; Jones H; Rayner T; Weiss R; Wells GD

Journal

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Vol. 44, No. 8, pp. 432–437

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

November 2022

DOI

10.1097/mph.0000000000002397

ISSN

1077-4114