Aspectos Neuropsicológicos en Pacientes Diagnosticados de Tumores Cerebral

  1. Ana Sanz Cortés
  2. Mª Eugenia Olivares Crespo
  3. Juan A. Barcia Albacar
Journal:
Clínica y salud: Investigación Empírica en Psicología

ISSN: 1130-5274

Year of publication: 2011

Volume: 22

Issue: 2

Pages: 139-155

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5093/CL2011V22N2A4 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to define the role of a glioma in neuropsychological performance, in the initial stage of the disease. Materials and Method: The sample included 29 patients with radiological suspected glioma who were undergoing surgical resection (18 men and 11 women) with a mean age of 54. All subjects were administered a neuropsychological battery assessing attention, memory, language, visuoconstructive skills, visual organization, language and executive functions. The results show that over 50% of the sample presented scores below the 40 percentile or below the cut-off for all variables, except for orientation and short-term verbal memory. In addition, patients with low grade gliomas showed better performance in planning and monitoring skills of a particular strategy, with respect to patients with light grade glioma. There were no differences in neuropsychological performance in relation to the hemisphere affected by the tumor. Mainly, the age is the variable responsible for explaining differences in cognitive performance of patients studied.

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