ReviewCurrent treatment options in neurology2016
Neurocognitive Deficits and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation in Adult Brain Tumors.
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- Self- and informant-reported cognitive concerns associated with primary brain tumour: systematic review.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
- Effects of Yoga-Based Interventions on Cancer-Associated Cognitive Decline: a Systematic Review.Current oncology reports · 2020Pooled it
- Long-term neurocognitive and other side effects of radiotherapy, with or without chemotherapy, for glioma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- eHealth cognitive rehabilitation for brain tumor patients: results of a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2021Trial
- Healthcare professionals' perspectives on barriers and facilitators to managing brain tumor-related personality and behavior changes.Neuro-oncology practice · 2025Article
- Factors associated with cognitive impairment in long-term IDH-mutant glioma survivors.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation nursing for brain tumor patients: a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- "What is this brain's story?" Healthcare professionals' perspectives on managing brain tumor-related personality and behavior changes.Neuro-oncology practice · 2025Article
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- Automatic and standardized reporting of perioperative MRIs in patients with central nervous system tumors.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Living with glioblastoma - the need for integrated support based on experiences of chaos, loss of autonomy, and isolation in both patients and their relatives.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- "Why am I still suffering?": Experience of long-term fatigue and neurocognitive changes in oropharyngeal cancer survivors following (chemo)radiotherapy.Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology · 2024Article
- Psychological and neuropsychological clinical impact in brain cancer patients and evidence-based psychological intervention: a systematic review of the literature.Health psychology research · 2024Article
- Long-Term Outcomes and Survival Rates of Patients Undergoing Biopsy Vs. Maximum Safe Resection for Thalamic Lesions: A Short Review on Current Evidence.Galen medical journal · 2024Review
- Raidionics: an open software for pre- and postoperative central nervous system tumor segmentation and standardized reporting.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Functional State and Rehabilitation of Patients after Primary Brain Tumor Surgery for Malignant and Nonmalignant Tumors: A Prospective Observational Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Observational
- Fatigue and Its Contributing Factors in Chinese Patients with Primary Pituitary Adenomas.Journal of oncology · 2023Article
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- Factors associated with cognitive impairment and cognitive concerns in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.Neuro-oncology practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
opinion statementNeurocognitive deficits are common with brain tumors. If assessed at presentation using detailed neurocognitive tests, problems are detected in 80 % of cases. Neurocognition may be affected by the tumor, its treatment, associated medication, mood, fatigue, and insomnia. Interpretation of neurocognitive problems should be considered in the context of these factors. Early post-operative neurocognitive rehabilitation for brain tumor patients will produce rehabilitation outcomes (e.g., quality of life, improved physical function, subjective neurocognition) equivalent to stroke, multiple sclerosis, and head injury, but the effect size and duration of benefit needs further research. In stable patients treated with radiotherapy +/- chemotherapy, the most frequent causes of distress include neurocognitive problems, psychological factors of anxiety, depression, fatigue, and sleep. Exercise, neurocognitive training, neurocognitive behavioral therapy, and medications to treat fatigue, behavior, memory, mood, and removal of drugs that may be associated with neurocognitive side effects (e.g., anti-epileptic drugs) all show promise in helping patients to manage the effects of their neurocognitive impairments better. As these are complex symptoms, multidisciplinary expertise is necessary to evaluate the influence of each variable to plan appropriate support and intervention. Neurocognitive rehabilitation should therefore occur in parallel with disease-centered, medical management from the outset. It should not occur in series, as a restricted phase in a patient's pathway. It should be considered in the pre- and post-operative period where there are good prospects of recovery, as one would for any brain-injured patient, so that the person may reach their optimal physical, sensory, intellectual, psychological, and social functional level. Yet the identification and selection of patients for early neurological rehabilitation and routine evaluation of cognition is uncommon in neurosurgical wards.
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