Neurocognitive function before and after surgery for insular gliomas: Clinical article

摘要: Object Insular gliomas can be resected with acceptable rates of neurological morbidity, but little is known regard to impairment higher-order neurocognitive functions. The frequency and functional impact deficits in patients has until recently been underappreciated. authors therefore examined function insular compared the findings this group those a matched control nearby brain regions. Methods Thirty-three WHO Grade II or III participated neuropsychological evaluations before after resection. To establish whether pattern performance was different from that other tumors neighboring areas, were for age, educational level, preoperative Karnofsky Performance Scale score, tumor side, grade, volume. comprised whom...