ArticleJournal of neurology2008
Rehabilitation in primary and metastatic brain tumours: impact of functional outcomes on survival.
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- Optimizing post-acute care inpatient rehabilitation for patients with brain metastasis: A systematic review of functional outcomes.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Predictors of functional outcomes in adults with brain tumor undergoing rehabilitation treatment: a systematic review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Rehabilitation therapy for patients with glioma: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Multidisciplinary rehabilitation after primary brain tumour treatment.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Systematic review of supportive care needs in patients with primary malignant brain tumors.Neuro-oncology · 2012Pooled it
- Cognitive rehabilitation for executive dysfunction in brain tumor patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2019Trial
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- Corticosteroids in lung cancer.Frontiers in drug safety and regulation · 2025Review
- Embedding rehabilitation into cancer care continuum: an implementation study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Age-independent benefits of postoperative rehabilitation during chemoradiotherapy on functional outcomes and survival in patients with glioblastoma.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2024Article
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- Trajectories of Activities of Daily Living in the Last Eight Weeks of Life Among Patients With Terminal Cancer in a Palliative Care Unit: A Retrospective Study.Palliative medicine reports · 2024Article
- Unmet needs and wish for support of family caregivers of primary brain tumor patients.Neuro-oncology practice · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesPatients with brain tumours have major disabilities and guarded prognosis but may benefit from inpatient rehabilitation.The objectives were to compare functional outcomes inpatients with glioblastoma multiforme(GBM), brain metastases and other brain tumours, and to determine predictors of survival.
methodsDemographic, clinical,functional, and survival data were collected for 63 patients.Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression were used for survival analyses.
resultsFunctional Independence Measure(FIM ) scores improved from admission to discharge for patients with GBM, brain metastases and other tumours. Estimated median survival was 141 days for brain metastases, 214 days for GBM and 439 days for other tumours. Low admission dexamethasone dose and high FIM gain predicted better survival in GBM. For brain metastases, high FIM gain, low dexamethasone dose and no organ metastases were positive prognostic factors.
conclusionsPatients with primary and metastatic brain tumours achieved functional gains after rehabilitation. High functional improvement is a significant predictor of longer survival in brain metastases and GBM. This study has implications for rehabilitation in the post-acute management of patients who have disabilities due to brain tumours.
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