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Correspondence: Unecom: Kirmes To Novotny 1988-12-28, William Kirmes D.O.
Correspondence: Unecom: Kirmes To Novotny 1988-12-28, William Kirmes D.O.
William Kirmes, D.O. Collection
A letter from Dr. Kirmes to Dr. James Novotny, Chairman Promotions Committee, UNECOM, expressing his concern, as Chairman of the Admissions committee, over students who are admitted outside of the traditional application and interview process.
Correspondence: Unecom: Kirmes To Walsh 1988-12-28, William Kirmes D.O.
Correspondence: Unecom: Kirmes To Walsh 1988-12-28, William Kirmes D.O.
William Kirmes, D.O. Collection
A letter from Dr. Kirmes to Dr. Joseph Walsh, Dean of the UNECOM, regarding the acceptance of "Dean's admit" applicants who have not gone through the normal application process.
Prediction Of Intellectual Deficits In Children With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Paul Trautman, Candace Erickson, David Shaffer, Patricia O'Connor, Annaliese Sitarz, Antonio Correra, Irvin Sam Schonfeld
Prediction Of Intellectual Deficits In Children With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Paul Trautman, Candace Erickson, David Shaffer, Patricia O'Connor, Annaliese Sitarz, Antonio Correra, Irvin Sam Schonfeld
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Possible predictors of reported lower cognitive functioning in irradiated children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) were investigated. Thirty-four subjects, 5-14 years old, with ALL in continuous complete remission and without evidence of current or past central nervous system disease, were examined 9-110 months after diagnosis, using standard measures of intelligence and academic achievement. Subjects with a history of post-irradiation somnolence syndrome were significantly older at diagnosis than nonsomnolent subjects. Intelligence (IQ) was found to be unrelated to history of somnolence syndrome. IQ and achievement were unrelated to age at irradiation, irradiation-examination interval, and radiation dosages. The strongest predictor of IQ …