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ArticleNeuro-oncology advances

Impact of childhood cerebellar tumor surgery on cognition revealed by precuneus hyperconnectivity.

Christian Dorfer, Thomas Pletschko, Rene Seiger, Monika Chocholous, Gregor Kasprian, Jacqueline Krajnik, Karl Roessler, Kathrin Kollndorfer, Veronika Schöpf, Ulrike Leiss and 4 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christian DorferDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1843-7732
Thomas PletschkoDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Rene SeigerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Monika ChocholousDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Gregor KasprianDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3858-3347
Jacqueline KrajnikDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Karl RoesslerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Kathrin KollndorferDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Veronika SchöpfDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Ulrike LeissDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Irene SlavcDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Daniela PrayerDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Rupert LanzenbergerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4641-9539
Thomas CzechDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8112-2795
Medical University of Vienna · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Childhood cerebellar pilocytic astrocytomas harbor excellent overall survival rates after surgical resection, but the patients may exhibit specific cognitive and behavioral problems. Functional MRI has catalyzed insights into brain functional systems and has already been linked with the neuropsychological performance. We aimed to exploit the question of whether resting-state functional MRI can be used as a biomarker for the cognitive outcome assessment of these patients. Methods: We investigated 13 patients (median age 22.0 years; range 14.9-31.3) after a median interval between surgery and examination of 15.0 years (range 4.2-20.5) and 16 matched controls. All subjects underwent functional 3-Tesla MRI scans in a resting-state condition and battery neuropsychological tests. Results: Patients showed a significantly increased functional connectivity in the precuneus compared with controls ( Conclusion: Childhood cerebellar tumor treated by resection only strongly impacts the development of precuneus/posterior cingulate cortex functional connectivity. Functional MRI has the potential to help deciphering the pathophysiology of cerebellar-related cognitive impairments in these patients and could be an additional tool in their individual assessment and follow-up.

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cerebellar pilocytic astrocytomacognitive outcomeprecuneusresting state functional MRI

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PMID35571986
PMCPMC9092637
OpenAlexW4223938280

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