Primary Cognitive Factors Impaired after Glioma Surgery and Associated Brain Regions

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients in this study.

	Left glioma group ()	Right glioma group ()
Mean age	41.5 (9.8)	36.7 (11.2)
Handedness
Right	33	20
Left	0	1
Sex
Male	16	11
Female	17	9
Educational years	14.9 (1.8)	14.8 (2.2)
WHO tumor grade
II	14	11
III	16	9
IV	3	1
No. of awake surgery	16	3
Post-op radiotherapy (total 60 Gy in 2-Gy fractions, localized fields)
Yes	21	11
No	12	10
Post-op chemotherapy
Yes	22	10
No	11	11
MMSE-J
Preoperation	28.9 (1.2)/30	29.3 (1.3)/30
6 months postoperation	28.8 (1.6)/30	29.8 (0.5)/30
Rey-Osterrieth complex figure
Preoperation	35.7 (0.7)/36	35.7 (1.2)/36
6 months postoperation	35.9 (0.3)/36	35.7 (0.7)/36
Line bisection
Preoperation	2.8 (1.8)	2.9 (2.5)
6 months postoperation	2.9 (2.2)	2.9 (2.0)