“A prospective study of assessment of neurocognitive function in illiterate patients with gliomas treated with chemoradiation”
Objective: Neurocognitive functioning (NCF) is an important component of quality of life (QoL) in glioma patients. The neurocognitive toxicity from irradiation of brain tumours may be related to damage to neural progenitor cells (NPC). The aim of our study was to assess the NCF in illiterate glioma...
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| author | Deepthi Valiyaveettil Ashalatha G Monica Malik Prathyusha Eaga Syed Fayaz Ahmed Deepa Joseph |
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| description | Objective: Neurocognitive functioning (NCF) is an important component of quality of life (QoL) in glioma patients. The neurocognitive toxicity from irradiation of brain tumours may be related to damage to neural progenitor cells (NPC). The aim of our study was to assess the NCF in illiterate glioma patients. Methods: This was a prospective study done in glioma patients admitted for adjuvant treatment. Illiterate and semiliterate post op glioma patients with ECOG PS ≤ 3 were included. Neurocognitive assessment was done using Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE-III) questionnaire prior to the start of RT and at 6month and 12 month follow up. The scores were correlated to the doses to sub ventricular zone (SVZ) and sub granular zone (SGZ) regions. Results: 20 patients were recruited.16 patients were illiterate and four patients were semiliterate. Median of the mean dose to the SVZ I/L (ipsilateral) was 48.5 Gy and SGZ I/L was 39.5 Gy. In patients who received ≤49 Gy mean dose to SVZ I/L, there was statistically significant improvement in memory, fluency, language and total ACE scores at six months. In patients with SGZ I/L mean dose ≤40 Gy, there was improvement in memory, language, and total ACE score at six months. Similar trend continued at 12 months follow up. Conclusions: NCF assessment by ACE III questionnaire is a useful tool even in illiterate patients. Lower RT doses to the ipsilateral SVZ and SGZ showed significant improvement in total ACE scores at 6 months and improvement in specific domains at 6 and 12 months. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7e4bfaa80864cd7bcf585a554c5307d2022-12-21T19:21:16ZengElsevierCancer Treatment and Research Communications2468-29422021-01-0126100288“A prospective study of assessment of neurocognitive function in illiterate patients with gliomas treated with chemoradiation”Deepthi Valiyaveettil0Ashalatha G1Monica Malik2Prathyusha Eaga3Syed Fayaz Ahmed4Deepa Joseph5Department of Radiation Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, IndiaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, IndiaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India; Corresponding author.Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, IndiaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, IndiaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, IndiaObjective: Neurocognitive functioning (NCF) is an important component of quality of life (QoL) in glioma patients. The neurocognitive toxicity from irradiation of brain tumours may be related to damage to neural progenitor cells (NPC). The aim of our study was to assess the NCF in illiterate glioma patients. Methods: This was a prospective study done in glioma patients admitted for adjuvant treatment. Illiterate and semiliterate post op glioma patients with ECOG PS ≤ 3 were included. Neurocognitive assessment was done using Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE-III) questionnaire prior to the start of RT and at 6month and 12 month follow up. The scores were correlated to the doses to sub ventricular zone (SVZ) and sub granular zone (SGZ) regions. Results: 20 patients were recruited.16 patients were illiterate and four patients were semiliterate. Median of the mean dose to the SVZ I/L (ipsilateral) was 48.5 Gy and SGZ I/L was 39.5 Gy. In patients who received ≤49 Gy mean dose to SVZ I/L, there was statistically significant improvement in memory, fluency, language and total ACE scores at six months. In patients with SGZ I/L mean dose ≤40 Gy, there was improvement in memory, language, and total ACE score at six months. Similar trend continued at 12 months follow up. Conclusions: NCF assessment by ACE III questionnaire is a useful tool even in illiterate patients. Lower RT doses to the ipsilateral SVZ and SGZ showed significant improvement in total ACE scores at 6 months and improvement in specific domains at 6 and 12 months.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468294220301234Neurocognitive function. GliomaACE III questionnaireSubventricular zoneSubgranular ZoneRadiation |
| spellingShingle | Deepthi Valiyaveettil Ashalatha G Monica Malik Prathyusha Eaga Syed Fayaz Ahmed Deepa Joseph “A prospective study of assessment of neurocognitive function in illiterate patients with gliomas treated with chemoradiation” Cancer Treatment and Research Communications Neurocognitive function. Glioma ACE III questionnaire Subventricular zone Subgranular Zone Radiation |
| title | “A prospective study of assessment of neurocognitive function in illiterate patients with gliomas treated with chemoradiation” |
| title_full | “A prospective study of assessment of neurocognitive function in illiterate patients with gliomas treated with chemoradiation” |
| title_fullStr | “A prospective study of assessment of neurocognitive function in illiterate patients with gliomas treated with chemoradiation” |
| title_full_unstemmed | “A prospective study of assessment of neurocognitive function in illiterate patients with gliomas treated with chemoradiation” |
| title_short | “A prospective study of assessment of neurocognitive function in illiterate patients with gliomas treated with chemoradiation” |
| title_sort | a prospective study of assessment of neurocognitive function in illiterate patients with gliomas treated with chemoradiation |
| topic | Neurocognitive function. Glioma ACE III questionnaire Subventricular zone Subgranular Zone Radiation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468294220301234 |
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