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9865542

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-15
pubmed:abstractText
There are relatively few reports that evaluate the cognitive functions of patients with arachnoid cysts. Presumably, these 'silent cysts' are regarded as incidental findings with no functional significance. Although postoperative clinical improvement is well documented in patients with significant reduction in cystic volume, the current report describes a patient who underwent cystoperitoneal shunting due to mass effect, with minimal postoperative decompression. Neuropsychological testing indicated significant cognitive improvement in verbal learning, memory, visual-perceptual abilities, constructional skills, conceptual shifting, and psychomotor speed after shunt placement, despite marginal evidence of decompression. These findings suggest that (1) significant cognitive changes can occur in these patients, despite minimal postoperative regression of the lesion, (2) cognitive measures may provide an alternative, functional index of outcome efficacy, and (3) reliance on traditional outcome measures (i.e. anatomical decompression or resolution of clinical symptoms) may underestimate the efficacy of surgical intervention for these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0387-7604
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
589-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Cognitive improvement despite minimal arachnoid cyst decompression.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0539, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports