Tucha, Oliver and Smely, Christian and Preier, Michael and Becker, Georg and Paul, Geraldine M. and Lange, Klaus W. (2003) Preoperative and postoperative cognitive functioning in patients with frontal meningiomas. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 98 (1). pp. 21-31. ISSN 0022-3085, 1933-0693
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Object. There is presently no specific information available concerning the nature and course of cognitive deficits caused by intracranial meningiomas. In this prospective study the authors examined the cognitive functioning of patients with frontal meningiomas. Methods. Fifty-four patients with frontal meningiomas were examined neuropsychologically before and after neurosurgery. The test battery consisted of standardized instruments including those assessing memory, attention, visuoconstructive abilities, and executive functions. The time period between pre-and postoperative assessment ranged from 4 to 9 months. The patients' performance was compared with the results in 54 healthy adults who were also assessed twice by using the same test battery in a period ranging from 4 to 9 months. In addition, the effect on cognition of meningioma lateralization, localization, lesion size, edema, brain compression, time course, and the occurrence of preoperative seizures was analyzed. Conclusions. Except in the case of working memory, comparisons of pre- and postoperative assessments of cognition revealed no differences in memory, visuoconstructive abilities, or executive functions, although a postoperative improvement in attentional functions was observed. The results of this study indicate that the surgical removal of frontal meningiomas does not impair patients' cognitive functioning. Furthermore, improvements in attentional functions may occur in these patients.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | LONG-TERM SURVIVORS; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGIC IMPAIRMENT; INTRACRANIAL MENINGIOMAS; PSYCHIATRIC PRESENTATION; BRAIN-TUMORS; LOBE TUMOR; DEFICITS; LESIONS; DISEASE; meningioma; frontal lobe; cognitive function; neuropsychology |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie III (Biologische, Klinische und Rehabilitationspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Klaus W. Lange |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Sep 2021 13:06 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Sep 2021 13:06 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/39480 |
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