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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2016

Preoperative neurocognitive evaluation as a predictor of brain tumor grading in pediatric patients with supratentorial hemispheric tumors.

D Chieffo, Gianpiero Tamburrini, P Frassanito, V Arcangeli, M Caldarelli, C Di Rocco

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D ChieffoPediatric Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Gianpiero TamburriniPediatric Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. gianpiero.tamburrini@unicatt.it.
P FrassanitoPediatric Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
V ArcangeliPediatric Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
M CaldarelliPediatric Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
C Di RoccoPediatric Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

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objectiveThe objective of the present study was to retrospectively evaluate the relationship between tumor grading and a selective evaluation of neurocognitive and behavioral functions in children with supratentorial hemispheric brain tumors.

methodsChildren admitted with a diagnosis of supratentorial hemispheric tumors involving the cerebral hemispheres or the thalamus at the Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit of the Catholic University of Rome between January 2008 and January 2014 were considered for the present study. Exclusion criteria were represented by age less than 2 years, severe neurological deficits, seizures, and a metastatic disease. A selective neurocognitive and behavioral workout was used for children aged less and more than 5 years.

resultsGlobal cognitive functions as well as selective neurocognitive and behavioral profiles were found to be significantly worse in children with low-grade tumors, compared with those affected by higher-grades histotypes. Frontal locations for cortical tumors and thalamic lesions were significantly related with worse results, with a clear contribution of dominant vs. nondominant hemisphere involvement and an age higher than 5 years.

conclusionsPreoperative global and selective neurocognitive evaluation might contribute to the prediction of the tumor aggressiveness. Due to a longer clinical history, more benign tumors more frequently arrive to the diagnosis with a neurocognitive compromise in spite of an apparently mild presence of neurological symptoms and signs.

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Preoperative CareAge FactorsBrainChildChild, PreschoolCognition DisordersFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsNeurosurgical ProceduresRetrospective StudiesStatistics as TopicStatistics, NonparametricSupratentorial NeoplasmsCortical tumorNeurocognitive functionsPediatric ageThalamic tumor

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