ArticleDevelopmental neurorehabilitation2018
Cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma in childhood: Investigating the long-term impact of surgery on cognitive performance and functional outcome.
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- A prospective behavioral and imaging study exploring the impact on long-term memory of radiotherapy delivered for a brain tumor in childhood and adolescence.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2022Article
- Comparison of neuropsychological functioning in pediatric posterior fossa tumor survivors: Medulloblastoma, low-grade astrocytoma, and healthy controls.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2022Article
- Transcriptomic Portraits and Molecular Pathway Activation Features of Adult Spinal Intramedullary Astrocytomas.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Correlation between Pre- and Post-Surgical Findings for Long-Term Neurocognitive and Behaviour Development Due to Posterior Fossa Pilocytic Astrocytomas: The Trend after 10 Years.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- Efficacy of surgery for the treatment of astrocytoma: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- Neuropsychological functioning following surgery for pediatric low-grade glioma: a prospective longitudinal study.Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics · 2020Article
- Clinical characteristics, long-term complications and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and young adults treated for low-grade astrocytoma in the posterior fossa in childhood.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2019Article
- Multiple Lesions Accompanied by Postoperative Spontaneous Intracystic Hemorrhage in a Pediatric Patient with Pilocytic Astrocytoma.Asian journal of neurosurgeryArticle
- Impact of childhood cerebellar tumor surgery on cognition revealed by precuneus hyperconnectivity.Neuro-oncology advancesArticle
- Long-term cognitive deficits in pediatric low-grade glioma (LGG) survivors reflect pretreatment conditions-report from the German LGG studies.Neuro-oncology advancesArticle
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Abstract
objectivePrevious studies differ regarding the long-term effects of surgically removed pediatric cerebellar pilocytic astrocytomas (CPA). Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the long-term impact on neurocognitive and functional outcome and to analyze age as an influencing factor.
methodsFourteen CPA patients were compared to the age norm and to a group of 14 high-achieving peers regarding cognitive functioning, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and stress regulation. Mean follow-up time after diagnosis was 13.29 years (range: 3-21 years).
resultsPatients showed satisfactory academic achievement and did not differ from the norm except for the bodily dimension of HRQoL. However, there were marked differences in specific neurocognitive functions between patients and high achievers. Age at diagnosis did not influence neurocognitive outcome.
conclusionCPA patients treated with surgery only seem to have a favorable long-term outcome, yet, in comparison with high achievers specific cognitive impairments become apparent.
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