Cognitive impairment in patients with malignant glioma of the brain
To determine the assessment of the impact of radiation therapy on the severity of cognitive impairment in patients with complex treatment of malignant brain glioma the study involved 36 patients (23 men, 13 women). The median age 48 years. 25 patients with glioblastoma (GB) and 11 patients with anaplastic astrocytomas (AA). When comparing the results of neuropsychological testing in patients with malignant glioma who received a course of conformal radiation therapy, there was no difference depending on the location of tumour, morphology, patients age.