Effects of surgery on neurocognitive function in patients with glioma: a meta-analysis of immediate post-operative and long-term follow-up neurocognitive outcomes

This study aims to identify the neuropsychological tests commonly used for assessment in each neurocognitive domain, and quantify the post-operative changes in neurocognitive function in the immediate post-operation and follow-up. With the use of the PubMed, a comprehensive search of the English literature was performed following PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. There were 1021 publications...