The Italian Consensus Conference on the role of rehabilitation for children and adolescents with leukemia, central nervous system tumors, and bone cancer, part 2: treatment of motor function impairments.

Francesca Rossi; Stefano Botti; Mattia Morri; Sebastian Asaftei; Daniele Bertin; Simona Breggiè; Roberto Casalaz; Marta Cervo; Paola Ciullini; Monica Coppo; Annalisa Cornelli; Maria Esposito; Miriana Ferrarese; Marina Ghetti; Lucia Longo; Gabriella Naretto; Nicoletta Orsini; Daniele Panzeri; Chiara Pellegrini; Michela Peranzoni; Antonella Perna; Nadine Petit; Fabiola Picone; Gianna Pittorru; Debora Raffa; Veronica Recchiuti; Lucia Rizzato; Marina Sarzana; Raffaella Sensi; Franca Fagioli; Federica Ricci

doi:10.22541/au.164949125.59348006/v1

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The Italian Consensus Conference on the role of rehabilitation for children and adolescents with leukemia, central nervous system tumors, and bone cancer, part 2: treatment of motor function impairments.

Francesca Rossi,
Stefano Botti,
Mattia Morri,
Sebastian Asaftei,
Daniele Bertin,
Simona Breggiè,
Roberto Casalaz,
Marta Cervo,
Paola Ciullini,
Monica Coppo,
Annalisa Cornelli,
Maria Esposito,
Miriana Ferrarese,
Marina Ghetti,
Lucia Longo,
Gabriella Naretto,
Nicoletta Orsini,
Daniele Panzeri,
Chiara Pellegrini,
Michela Peranzoni,
Antonella Perna,
Nadine Petit,
Fabiola Picone,
Gianna Pittorru,
Debora Raffa,
Veronica Recchiuti,
Lucia Rizzato,
Marina Sarzana,
Raffaella Sensi,
Franca Fagioli,
Federica Ricci

Abstract

In Italy, 1400 children and 800 adolescents are diagnosed with cancer every year. About 80% of them can be cured but are at high risk of experiencing severe side effects, many of which respond to rehabilitation treatment. Due to the paucity of literature on this topic, the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology organized a Consensus Conference on the role of rehabilitation of motor impairments in children/adolescents affected by leukemia, central nervous system tumors, and bone cancer to state recommendations to improve clinical practice. This paper includes the results on the rehabilitation treatment.