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ArticleActa neurochirurgica2025

Association of microstructural lesions of the corpus callosum with cognitive impairment in patients with high grade glioma.

Xenia Hautmann, Carolin Weiss Lucas, Roland Goldbrunner, Mario Löhr, Gyoergy Homola, Ralf-Ingo Ernestus, Stefan Rueckriegel

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Xenia HautmannDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, Wuerzburg, 97080, Germany. xenia.hautmann@uk-augsburg.de.ORCID 0000-0001-6434-859X
Carolin Weiss LucasCenter of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Roland GoldbrunnerCenter of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Mario LöhrDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, Wuerzburg, 97080, Germany.
Gyoergy HomolaDepartment of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Ralf-Ingo ErnestusDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, Wuerzburg, 97080, Germany.
Stefan RueckriegelDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, Wuerzburg, 97080, Germany.

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Abstract

purposeGlioblastoma is one of the most common malignant brain tumors. To ensure a treatment that does not only lengthen survival, but also improves preservation of neurocognitive functions, reliable methods to measure changes in neurocognitive abilities at an early stage are necessary. The most direct way to objectify neurocognitive properties is neuropsychological testing. Neurocognitive decline is often based on lesions of the connectome. We take the corpus callosum (CC) as a reliable structure to identify decline of white matter (WM) integrity. We hypothesized a relation between compromised structural integrity in specific regions of the CC and neurocognitive deficits in glioma patients.

methodsWe included 28 patients with high-grade glioma who underwent a neuropsychological test battery and MRI with Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) preoperatively. MRI data was processed using the software fsl, Oxford. Neuropsychological parameters were correlated with the fractional anisotropy (FA) in three parts of the CC.

resultsPreoperatively, most of the neuropsychological parameters correlated significantly with FA of at least one of the CC volumes. Higher FA-values were associated with better focus, memory, speed and speech fluency. Different tests examined the same neuropsychological parameter and then correlated with the same region of the CC.

conclusionsWe consider the FA of the CC for an adequate parameter to examine the influence of distant lesions on neurocognitive abilities.

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Brain NeoplasmsCognitive DysfunctionCorpus CallosumGliomaAdultAgedAnisotropyDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsWhite MatterCorpus callosumDTIGliomaNeuropsychologyWhite matter integrity

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PMID40085263
PMCPMC11909077

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