Abstract

SANZ CORTES, Ana; OLIVARES CRESPO, Mª Eugenia  and  BARCIA ALBACAR, Juan A.. Neuropsychologic Aspects in Patients with Brain Tumors. Clínica y Salud [online]. 2011, vol.22, n.2, pp.139-155. ISSN 2174-0550.

The aim of this study was to define the role of a glioma in neuropsychological performance, in the initial stage of the disease. Materials and Method: The sample included 29 patients with radiological suspected glioma who were undergoing surgical resection (18 men and 11 women) with a mean age of 54. All subjects were administered a neuropsychological battery assessing attention, memory, language, visuoconstructive skills, visual organization, language and executive functions. The results show that over 50% of the sample presented scores below the 40 percentile or below the cut-off for all variables, except for orientation and short-term verbal memory. In addition, patients with low grade gliomas showed better performance in planning and monitoring skills of a particular strategy, with respect to patients with light grade glioma. There were no differences in neuropsychological performance in relation to the hemisphere affected by the tumor. Mainly, the age is the variable responsible for explaining differences in cognitive performance of patients studied.

Keywords : glioma; neuropsychological assessment; neuropsychological deficit.

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