Cognitive deficits in adult patients with brain tumours

MJB Taphoorn, M Klein - The Lancet Neurology, 2004 - thelancet.com
Cognitive function, with survival and response on brain imaging, is increasingly regarded as
an important outcome measure in patients with brain tumours. This measure provides us …

Tumor-related neurocognitive dysfunction in patients with diffuse glioma: a systematic review of neurocognitive functioning prior to anti-tumor treatment

E van Kessel, AE Baumfalk, MJE van Zandvoort… - Journal of neuro …, 2017 - Springer
Deficits in neurocognitive functioning (NCF) frequently occur in glioma patients. Both
treatment and the tumor itself contribute to these deficits. Data about the role of the tumor are …

Guidelines on management of low‐grade gliomas: report of an EFNS–EANO* Task Force

R Soffietti, BG Baumert, L Bello… - European journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Diffuse infiltrative low‐grade gliomas of the cerebral hemispheres in the adult
are a group of tumors with distinct clinical, histological and molecular characteristics, and …

Quality of life in adults with brain tumors: current knowledge and future directions

R Liu, M Page, K Solheim, S Fox, SM Chang - Neuro-oncology, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Quality of life is an important area of clinical neurooncology that is increasingly relevant as
survivorship increases and as patients experience potential morbidities associated with new …

Cognitive effects of tumour and surgical treatment in glioma patients

A Talacchi, B Santini, S Savazzi, M Gerosa - Journal of neuro-oncology, 2011 - Springer
Quality of life in brain tumour patients is an emerging issue and has prompted
neurosurgeons to reconsider the need for cognitive assessment in the course of treatment …

Depression in cerebral glioma patients: a systematic review of observational studies

AG Rooney, A Carson, R Grant - Journal of the national cancer …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Depression is a common and important complication of primary cerebral
glioma. However, observational studies of this relationship have not been systematically …

Relationship between neurocognitive function and quality of life after whole-brain radiotherapy in patients with brain metastasis

J Li, SM Bentzen, J Li, M Renschler… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between neurocognitive function (NCF) and quality
of life (QOL) in patients with brain metastases after whole-brain radiotherapy. PATIENTS …

Disturbed functional connectivity in brain tumour patients: evaluation by graph analysis of synchronization matrices

F Bartolomei, I Bosma, M Klein, JC Baayen… - Clinical …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Cerebral functions are based on the functional interactions between multiple
distinct specialized regions of the brain. Functional interactions require anatomical …

Brain hodotopy: from esoteric concept to practical surgical applications

A De Benedictis, H Duffau - Neurosurgery, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The traditional neurosurgical approach to cerebral lesions is based on the
classic view of a rigid brain organization in fixed “eloquent” areas. However, this method is …

Psychosocial and supportive-care needs in high-grade glioma

S Catt, A Chalmers, L Fallowfield - The lancet oncology, 2008 - thelancet.com
The diagnosis and management of high-grade glioma has profound effects on patients and
their families. Guidance issued by the UK National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence …