Cognitive Deficits before Treatment among Patients with Brain Tumors

There are few data available on the cognitive deficits of patients with primary or secondary intracranial mass lesions before treatment. The aim of the present study was to document the incidence of cognitive impairments among patients with brain tumors of the frontal or temporal lobes, immediately after diagnosis but before the commencement of treatment.One hundred thirty-nine patients were neuropsychologically examined using standardized...