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Abbreviations

ALL:

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

BBB:

Blood–brain barrier

COWAT:

Controlled oral word association test

CNS:

Central nervous system

CTCAE:

Common terminology criteria for adverse events

HVLT:

Hopkins verbal learning test

HBO:

Hyperbaric oxygen

LENT–SOMA:

Late effects normal tissue task force–subjective, objective, management, and analytic

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

MMSE:

Mini-mental status exam

NHL/CLL:

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

PNS:

Peripheral nervous system

POMS:

Profile of mood states short form

TMT:

Trail making test

WM:

White matter

VEGF:

Vascular endothelial growth factor

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