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ArticleCancers2021

Neuropsychological Outcomes after Surgery for Olfactory Groove Meningiomas.

Paul E Constanthin, Renato Gondar, Julia Fellrath, Isaline Mottet Wyttenbach, Karima Tizi, Leo Weman, Pia Vayssière, Karl Schaller, Torstein R Meling

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Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Olfactory Groove Meningiomas and the Association with Postoperative Weight Loss.Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base · 2025
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  8. Meningiomas with CNS invasion.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paul E ConstanthinDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Renato GondarDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Julia FellrathNeuropsychology Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Isaline Mottet WyttenbachNeuropsychology Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Karima TiziDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Leo WemanFaculty of Medicine, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Pia VayssièreDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Karl SchallerDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Torstein R MelingDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6595-0873
University Hospital of Geneva · CHUniversity of Geneva · CHUniversity of Lausanne · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn recent years, several studies have reported abnormal pre- and postoperative neuropsychological functioning in patients with meningiomas located in the prefrontal cortex (notably the ventromedial region). In the case of olfactory groove meningiomas, the tumor is in direct contact with the inferior aspect of the prefrontal cortex, a cortical region with crucial roles in decision-making, cognition and memory functions, potentially negatively impacting neuropsychological functions. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe retrospectively compared pre- and post-operative neuropsychological testing of 17 patients undergoing surgical removal of olfactory groove meningiomas in our institution between January 2013 and December 2018. Neuropsychological results were obtained from the patients' medical history and normalized as z-scores of their respective cognitive functions.

resultsAssessment of cognitive follow-up showed an important heterogeneity among patients. Pre-operative cognitive impairment was observed in most patients, particularly in cognitive flexibility (mean z-score: -1.35). Immediate post-operative cognitive status showed an overall impairment in all domains of cognition, significant for the domains of attention ( DISCUSSION: Olfactory groove meningiomas impact pre-frontal cortex cognitive functions, particularly in the domain of cognitive flexibility. After an initial postoperative worsening, patients tended to improve in most aspects after one year, aside from cognitive flexibility and attention.

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cognitionmeningiomaneuropsychologyneurosurgeryoutcomesurgery

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PMID34063924
PMCPMC8196649
OpenAlexW3162177362

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