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- The negative side effects of neurosurgical resection of the lower third of the primary motorcortex (M1) are often described as relatively mild. However, detailed descriptions of how theseresections affect neurocognitive function, speech, mental health and quality of life (QoL) are sparse. Inthe present study, seven patients with suspected lower-grade glioma (WHO II-III) in the inferior M1were assessed for facial motor function, cognitive function, anxiety and QoL before and after awakesurgical resections. The main finding was that after surgery, six of the seven patients experienced amild facial motor dysfunction, mainly affecting the mouth, tongue and throat. At the group level,we were also able to observe a significant postoperative decline in maximum verbal speed, whereasno negative effects on measures of word production (i.e., verbal fluency) were seen. Self-reportedQoL data suggest that some patients experienced increased social isolation postoperatively but donot lend support to the interpretation that this was caused by direct neurological side effects of thesurgery. The results appear to support the general notion that awake surgery in the lower M1 canbe performed safely and with postoperative deficits that are most often perceived by the patient astolerable.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Neurologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Neurology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Kirurgi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Surgery (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Cancer och onkologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Cancer and Oncology (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- glioma resections
- quality of life
- onco-functional balance
- anxietym
- awake craniotomy
- neurokirurgi
- Neurosurgery
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- art (subject category)
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