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Nobusada Shinoura1, Akira Midorikawa, Kotoyo Kurokawa

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Komagome Metropolitan Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. shinoura@cick.jp

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  • Neuroscience
  • Neurosurgery
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Assessing neurological function pre- and post-brain tumor resection is vital for understanding brain anatomy and function.
  • Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) aids in mapping white matter tracts and their relationship to brain tumors.

Observation:

  • Five patients with right temporal lobe tumors underwent memory testing using the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R) before and after surgery.
  • Preoperative DTI was utilized in four cases to visualize tumor impact on neural pathways.

Findings:

  • Significant improvements in general and verbal memory, including verbal paired association, were observed post-surgery (P<0.05).
  • The right inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF) was compressed by the tumor in all evaluated patients.

Implications:

  • The findings suggest a critical role for the right temporal lobe, specifically the right ILF, in supporting verbal memory functions.
  • This research highlights the utility of combining neurological assessments with DTI in characterizing brain function localization and surgical outcomes.