Brain Tumor at Diagnosis: From Cognition and Behavior to Quality of Life.
Diagnostics (Basel)
; 13(3)2023 Feb 02.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36766646
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The present narrative review aims to discuss cognitive-emotional-behavioral symptoms in adults with brain tumors at the time of diagnosis.METHODS:
The PubMed database was searched considering glioma, pituitary adenoma, and meningioma in adulthood as pathologies, together with cognitive, neuropsychological, or behavioral aspects.RESULTS:
Although a significant number of studies describe cognitive impairment after surgery or treatment in adults with brain tumors, only few focus on cognitive-emotional-behavioral symptoms at diagnosis. Furthermore, the importance of an effective communication and its impact on patients' quality of life and compliance with treatment are seldom discussed.CONCLUSIONS:
Adults with brain tumors have needs in terms of cognitive-emotional-behavioral features that are detectable at the time of diagnosis; more research is needed to identify effective communication protocols in order to allow a higher perceived quality of life in these patients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Language:
En
Journal:
Diagnostics (Basel)
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy
Publication country:
CH
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SUIZA
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SUÍÇA
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SWITZERLAND