Cognition and resective surgery for diffuse infiltrative glioma: An overview

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 309-318

  Klein, Martin ^a   Duffau, Hugues ^b   De Witt Hamer, Philip C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Epilepsy; Glioma; Medical treatment; Neurosurgery; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; ETIRACETAM; GADOLINIUM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ARACHNOID CYST; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CRANIOPLASTY; CRANIOTOMY; DEMENTIA; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENINGIOMA; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; TUMOR GROWTH;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; GLIOMA; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84864043379     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0811-x     Document Type: Review

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