Posterior Fossa Tumor Rehabilitation: An Up-to-Date Overview

Children (Basel). 2022 Jun 16;9(6):904. doi: 10.3390/children9060904.

Abstract

This narrative review highlights the latest achievements in the field of post-surgical rehabilitation of posterior fossa tumors. Studies investigating the effects of cognitive rehabilitation programs have been considered, following a comprehensive literature search in the scientific electronic databases: Pubmed, Scopus, Plos One, and ScienceDirect. This review investigates the effects of cognitive remediation, with specific highlights for single cognitive domains. The results revealed that in spite of the increasing number of children who survive into adulthood, very few studies investigated the effects of rehabilitation programs in this specific population. This study details new, promising therapeutic opportunities for children after brain surgery. More research in this filed is needed to identify the most effective protocols for clinical use.

Keywords: brain tumor; cognitive remediation in children; neurorehabilitation; posterior fossa tumor; tech mediated rehabilitation.

Publication types

  • Review

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.