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1331345

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
This prospective clinical trial (1983-1989) compares life-quality scores according to Karnofsky in patients with intra-cranial who had been operated upon. Karnofsky's performance status was evaluated during a follow-up period of 36 months. The patients were between 20 to 77 years of age; 132 patients had an astrocytoma grade III or IV; 42 patients with brain metastases were investigated; 72 had an astrocytoma grade I + II, and 144 had a meningioma. The median survival in patients with astrocytomas grade III or IV was 12 months; a short period with nearly normal activity (Karnofsky score 75) was followed by rapid deterioration. In patients with brain metastases, postoperatively the median functional ability reached its highest value three weeks after treatment and then decreased continuously (average score from 50-25). In patients with astrocytomas grade I and II, life-quality was reasonably good (mean score up to 75). The score was observed to increase slightly during the first year after treatment. A performance status improvement up to 80 could be obtained in patients with meningiomas; however, 35% were left unfit for work.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0167-594X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
177-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Quality of life in patients with intracranial tumors on the basis of Karnofsky's performance status.
pubmed:affiliation
Fakultät für klinische Medizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article