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March 14, 2026Neuro-Oncology PediatricsOpen Access

QOL-02. Executive Functions and Externalizing Symptoms in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors

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CSChristina SharkeyHWHannah WeismanMGMeredith J Goyette

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Overview

Study reports that executive functions and processing speed predict externalizing problems in pediatric brain tumor survivors, suggesting targeted interventions may help.

Key Points

  • This study examines the relationship between executive functions, processing speed, and externalizing problems in pediatric brain tumor survivors.
  • Data were collected from clinically referred pediatric brain tumor survivors (N = 177).
  • Parent-reported measures included BRIEF and CBCL, along with Wechsler Scale assessments.
  • Hierarchical regressions analyzed demographic factors, executive functions, working memory, and processing speed effects on externalizing problems.
  • 13% of participants showed clinically significant externalizing problems.
  • 26% exhibited clinically elevated executive functions as per parent-report.
  • Executive functions and processing speed accounted for considerable variance in externalizing problems, particularly aggression and rule-breaking.

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Sharkey et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b4fc7fb39f7826a300d6d7https://doi.org/10.1093/neuped/wuaf001.248
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