Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Sina Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Introduction & Objective: Glioma is a kind of CNS tumor, originated from glial cells. CNS diseases can present with Sensory-Motor, Cognitive or psychological dysfunctions. Dysfunction in sensory-motor domain can be measured with standard physical examination and Para clinics, but evaluating dysfunction in cognitive and psychological domains are usually more complicated. Materials & Methods: 30 patients with dominant hemisphere gliomas, operated in Sina hospital were assessed in this study. They were undergone cognitive examination with Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination (ACE) pre operatively, post operatively and 3 and6 months after surgery. Results: Before Surgery, mean cognitive function mark before surgery was 74.2±16.78. Just post operatively mean cognitive function mark slightly dropped to 64.17±18.2 but this drop wasn’t statistically meaningful. 3 months after surgery, patients’ cognitive function got better and reached 74±16.61 and 6 months after surgery, mean cognitive function mark in patients, reached 82.76±12.9. This improvement at 6 months after surgery in comparison to just post-operative status was statistically significant. Conclusions: In pre-operative assessment, 83.3% of patients have some degrees of cognitive dysfunction. This makes cognitive dysfunction, a significant sign of gliomas. Although post operatively we observed a slight decline in cognitive function, but in 6 months, most patients significantly recovered.
Hendi,K , Rahmani,M , Rouhi Larijani,A , Raminfard,S , Digale,H , Farzin,M , Moharari,R , Shirani,M , Amirjamshidi,A and M,A . (2019). Cognitive Function in Patients with Dominant Hemisphere Glioma in Sina Hospital in 2018. Iranian Journal of Surgery, 27(Summer), 10-19.
MLA
Hendi,K , , Rahmani,M , , Rouhi Larijani,A , , Raminfard,S , , Digale,H , , Farzin,M , , Moharari,R , , Shirani,M , , Amirjamshidi,A , and M,A . "Cognitive Function in Patients with Dominant Hemisphere Glioma in Sina Hospital in 2018", Iranian Journal of Surgery, 27, Summer, 2019, 10-19.
HARVARD
Hendi K, Rahmani M, Rouhi Larijani A, Raminfard S, Digale H, Farzin M, Moharari R, Shirani M, Amirjamshidi A, M A. (2019). 'Cognitive Function in Patients with Dominant Hemisphere Glioma in Sina Hospital in 2018', Iranian Journal of Surgery, 27(Summer), pp. 10-19.
CHICAGO
K Hendi, M Rahmani, A Rouhi Larijani, S Raminfard, H Digale, M Farzin, R Moharari, M Shirani, A Amirjamshidi and A M, "Cognitive Function in Patients with Dominant Hemisphere Glioma in Sina Hospital in 2018," Iranian Journal of Surgery, 27 Summer (2019): 10-19,
VANCOUVER
Hendi K, Rahmani M, Rouhi Larijani A, Raminfard S, Digale H, Farzin M, Moharari R, Shirani M, Amirjamshidi A, M A. Cognitive Function in Patients with Dominant Hemisphere Glioma in Sina Hospital in 2018. Iranian Journal of Surgery. 2019;27(Summer):10-19.