Cognitive and social functions of craniopharyngioma and germ cell tumor differ in patients with and without apathy.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Apathy, the quantitative reduction of self-generated voluntary and purposeful behaviors, can affect social functions in patients with acquired brain injury. However, how apathy impairs social life in patients with craniopharyngioma and germ cell tumor (diencephalon tumor) remains unclear. Therefore, this study investigated patients with diencephalon tumors to assess the impact of apathy on their neurocognitive, social cognitive, and social functions.

Methods

Patients with diencephalon tumors treated at Kyoto University Hospital were enrolled in this observational study. Apathy was assessed using the Apathy Scale, while neurocognitive functions were evaluated using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV), Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R), and Behavioural A

SUBMITTER: Tabata A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11847714 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature