The association between preoperative edema and postoperative cognitive functioning and health-related quality of life in WHO grade I meningioma patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies on the associations between preoperative cerebral edema, cognitive functioning, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in WHO grade I meningioma patients are virtually lacking. We studied the association between preoperative cerebral edema on postoperative cognitive functioning and HRQOL 6 months postoperatively in WHO grade I meningioma patients.

Methods

Twenty-one consecutive WHO grade I meningioma patients, who underwent surgery, were matched individually for age, gender, and educational level to healthy controls. Tumor and edema volume were assessed on preoperative T1- and T2-weighted MRI images, respectively. At least 5 months postoperatively, functional status, cognitive functioning, and HRQOL, using a cognitive test battery and the Short-Form He

SUBMITTER: van Nieuwenhuizen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6407739 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature