Lani Campbell's research while affiliated with The University of Sydney and other places

Publications (4)

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Background Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a neurosurgical intervention to reduce spasticity in children with cerebral palsy. Parents researching SDR for their child may be influenced by framing of SDR in news media articles they read. This study examined framing of SDR in English-language news media. Methods Content analysis of English-langua...
Technical Report
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Childhood brain tumour and leukaemia are the two most common types of cancers in children. Treatments for these cancers have improved dramatically in recent years and now a majority of children survive. However, these cancers and their treatments can have negative effects on child development, including communication and swallowing skills. This gui...
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The purpose of this systematic review was to appraise and synthesize evidence on communication and swallowing outcomes associated with childhood brain tumor or leukemia (CBTL). A comprehensive database and grey literature search was conducted. Studies included: (a) peer‐reviewed research published between 1998 and 2019, (b) English language, (c) ch...

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... This should be considered by multi-disciplinary teams when assessing eligibility for SDR. SDR and its effects are often portrayed favorably by the media [35], and there is a need to remain pragmatic to manage this expectation effectively among parents and caregivers of children affected. Despite the aforementioned benefits, SDR still requires regular postoperative physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary team support and remains a labor-intensive treatment that carries a risk of complications [36]. ...
... While there are clinical guidelines for the management of brain tumors, the few that include rehabilitation are lacking the level of detail needed for clinicians to utilize them [34]. Previously established guidelines for rehabilitation in pediatric cancer [35] and speech-language services in pediatric brain tumor and leukemia [36] could serve as a framework for creating guidelines across all rehabilitation disciplines providing services for children with CMS. Without standards of care and clinical guidelines, formal training and mentorship programs cannot be established. ...
... To the best of our knowledge, no previous study has specifically considered the literature on language outcomes in children with posterior fossa tumors [14][15][16]. However, previous systematic reviews have studied related questions, including language deficits, but within a broader range of neuropsychological outcomes [15] or for children with different kinds of brain tumors [14] or different types of cerebellar injury [16]. ...