Brain structural network to investigate the mechanism of cognitive impairment in patients with acoustic neuroma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Acoustic neuroma (AN) is a common benign tumor. Little is known of neuropsychological studies in patients with acoustic neuroma, especially cognitive neuropsychology, and the neuropsychological abnormalities of patients affect their life quality. The purpose of this study was to explore the changes in the cognitive function of patients with acoustic neuroma, and the possible mechanism of these changes by structural magnetic resonance imaging.

Materials and methods

We used a neuropsychological assessment battery to assess cognitive function in 69 patients with acoustic neuroma and 70 healthy controls. Then, we used diffusion tensor imaging data to construct the structural brain network and calculate topological properties based on graph theory, and we studied the re

SUBMITTER: Deng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9650538 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature