Indicators of severe functional restriction

Enduring disabling side effects are particularly common in:

• Children aged under 3, who have had radiotherapy to the head. Disability may become more not less apparent as they get older.
• Craniopharyngioma treatment is commonly associated with significant enduring disabling effects.
• Spinal cord tumours.

5 year awards are recommended if the following tumour types are diagnosed:

• Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
• Medulloepithelioma
• Ependymoblastoma
• Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid tumour