and Neuropsychological Outcome After Microsurgical and Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured and Unruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms: A Single-Enter Experience

 

Glasgow Outcome Scale (3 months)

1

2

3

4

5

Ruptured aneurysms

Surgery (20 patients)


2 (11 %)

6 (30 %)

8 (39 %)

4 (20 %)

Endovascular (11 patients)


1 (9 %)

3 (26 %)

3 (26 %)

4 (39 %)




Table 2
Clinical outcome at 1 year in patients with ruptured aneurysms



































 
Glasgow Outcome Scale (1 year)

1

2

3

4

5

Ruptured aneurysms

Surgery (20 patients)


1 (5 %)

5 (25 %)

9 (45 %)

5 (25 %)

Endovascular (11 patients)


1 (9 %)

2 (18 %)

2 (18 %)

6 (55 %)


Regarding the neuropsychological evaluation, the results obtained are shown in Table 3: the tests and the related cognitive domains are summarized, and scores are reported as mean values and equivalent scores.


Table 3
Neuropsychological tests and cognitive domains explored







































































































































































Test

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4
 

Mean value

ES

SD

Mean value

ES

SD

Mean value

ES

SD

Mean value

ES

SD

Stroop Test

73 s

90 %

19.45

63 s

100 %

17.8

67 s

100 %

2.1

60 s

100 %

5.4

Processing speed

TMT A

37 s

4

17.2

26

4

10.8

35.3

4

10.5

16

4

4.4

PF

32

4

9.54

47

4

22.9

33

4

6.5

37

4

8.9

Language

SF

41.67

4

8.14

50.2

4

6.6

42

4

5.9

57

4

7.6

RAVLT

34.3

2

6.9

43.6

4

10

44.3

4

7.1

54.3

4

9.7

Short-term verbal memory

DSF

5.18

3

1.38

5.31

4

5.3

5.28

4

1.9

5.75

4

4.1

DSB

4.80

3

0.74

5.30

4

0.43

5.32

4

0.6

5.70

4

1.2

Working memory

Stroop interference

149 s

90 %

44.04

122 s

100 %

17.4

138 s

90 %

37.3

118 s

100 %

24.6

Executive functions

TMT B

107

3

32

43

4

33.4

83.5

3

28.4

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Jun 24, 2017 | Posted by in NEUROSURGERY | Comments Off on and Neuropsychological Outcome After Microsurgical and Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured and Unruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms: A Single-Enter Experience

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