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Intelligence Deficits in Chinese Patients with Brain Tumor: The Impact of Tumor Resection
Joint Authors
Shen, Chao
Xie, Rong
Cao, Xiaoyun
Bao, Weimin
Yang, Bojie
Mao, Ying
Gao, Chao
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Background.
Intelligence is much important for brain tumor patients after their operation, while the reports about surgical related intelligence deficits are not frequent.
It is not only theoretically important but also meaningful for clinical practice.
Methods.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale was employed to evaluate the intelligence of 103 patients with intracranial tumor and to compare the intelligence quotient (IQ), verbal IQ (VIQ), and performance IQ (PIQ) between the intracerebral and extracerebral subgroups.
Results.
Although preoperative intelligence deficits appeared in all subgroups, IQ, VIQ, and PIQ were not found to have any significant difference between the intracerebral and extracerebral subgroups, but with VIQ lower than PIQ in all the subgroups.
An immediate postoperative follow-up demonstrated a decline of IQ and PIQ in the extracerebral subgroup, but an improvement of VIQ in the right intracerebral subgroup.
Pituitary adenoma resection exerted no effect on intelligence.
In addition, age, years of education, and tumor size were found to play important roles.
Conclusions.
Brain tumors will impair IQ, VIQ, and PIQ.
The extracerebral tumor resection can deteriorate IQ and PIQ.
However, right intracerebral tumor resection is beneficial to VIQ, and transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection performs no effect on intelligence.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shen, Chao& Xie, Rong& Cao, Xiaoyun& Bao, Weimin& Yang, Bojie& Mao, Ying…[et al.]. 2013. Intelligence Deficits in Chinese Patients with Brain Tumor: The Impact of Tumor Resection. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032711
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shen, Chao…[et al.]. Intelligence Deficits in Chinese Patients with Brain Tumor: The Impact of Tumor Resection. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032711
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shen, Chao& Xie, Rong& Cao, Xiaoyun& Bao, Weimin& Yang, Bojie& Mao, Ying…[et al.]. Intelligence Deficits in Chinese Patients with Brain Tumor: The Impact of Tumor Resection. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032711
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1032711