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Brain tumor location and psychiatric symptoms: is there any association? A meta-analysis of published case studies
Subramoniam Madhusoodanan1, Mark G A Opler, Despina Moise
1St John's Episcopal Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, 327 Beach 19th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691, USA. sdanan@ehs.org
Abstract:
A meta-analytic study of reports of brain tumors and psychiatric symptoms for the past 50 years was conducted to examine potential associations between tumor location and psychiatric symptoms. Results demonstrated that there is a statistically significant association between anorexia symptoms and hypothalamic tumors. For the rest of the brain regions a statistically significant association could not be definitively determined. However, several of the regions demonstrated an increased likelihood of associated symptoms when compared with other regions. The methodological limitations of this analysis are discussed.
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