Limitations of functional neuroimaging for patient selection and surgical planning in glioma surgery

TD Azad, H Duffau - Neurosurgical focus, 2020 - thejns.org
The optimal surgical management of gliomas requires a balance between surgical
cytoreduction and preservation of neurological function. Preoperative functional …

Influences on cognitive outcomes in adult patients with gliomas: a systematic review

MA Kirkman, BHM Hunn, MSC Thomas… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
People with brain tumors, including those previously treated, are commonly affected by a
range of neurocognitive impairments involving executive function, memory, attention, and …

Effects of surgery on neurocognitive function in patients with glioma: a meta-analysis of immediate post-operative and long-term follow-up neurocognitive outcomes

JCH Ng, AAQ See, TY Ang, LYR Tan, BT Ang… - Journal of neuro …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose This study aims to identify the neuropsychological tests commonly used for
assessment in each neurocognitive domain, and quantify the post-operative changes in …

Linking late cognitive outcome with glioma surgery location using resection cavity maps

EJ Hendriks, EJJ Habets, MJB Taphoorn… - Human brain …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with a diffuse glioma may experience cognitive decline or improvement upon
resective surgery. To examine the impact of glioma location, cognitive alteration after glioma …

Predictors of postoperative seizure outcome in low grade glioma: from volumetric analysis to molecular stratification

T Ius, G Pauletto, B Tomasino, M Maieron, R Budai… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The importance of the extent of resection (EOR) has been widely demonstrated as the main
predictor for survival, nevertheless its effect on tumor related epilepsy is less investigated. A …

Awake craniotomy: improving the patient's experience

JW Potters, M Klimek - Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Preoperative preparation is of utmost importance in awake craniotomy patients, and a solid
doctor–patient relationship is an important condition. Nonpharmacological intraoperative …

Consequences of brain tumour resection on emotion recognition

G Mattavelli, A Pisoni, A Casarotti… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Emotion processing impairments are common in patients undergoing brain surgery for fronto‐
temporal tumour resection, with potential consequences on social interactions. However …

Neural networks mediating high-level mentalizing in patients with right cerebral hemispheric gliomas

R Nakajima, M Kinoshita, H Okita, T Yahata… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Mentalizing is the ability to understand others' mental state through external cues. It consists
of two networks, namely low-level and high-level metalizing. Although it is an essential …

Personality and behavioral changes after brain tumor resection: a lesion mapping study

AL Lemaitre, G Herbet, H Duffau, G Lafargue - Acta Neurochirurgica, 2021 - Springer
Background Cognitive functioning is generally well preserved in patients with diffuse low-
grade glioma (DLGG), even in the case of extended tumor and resection. To date, the …

Sociocognitive functioning and psychosocial burden in patients with brain tumors

M Pertz, U Schlegel, P Thoma - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary After years of gauging the efficacy of tumor-directed therapies primarily by
means of survival, a broader perspective on therapeutic outcome also focusses on patients' …