Psychosocial burden in mothers with epilepsy and their caregiver: Feasibility and preliminary results of a digital screening procedure.

Objective: The present study aims to evaluate the feasibility of utilizing a digital procedure to screen for anxiety and depression as well as impairments in psychosocial aspects, such as social support, social activity and quality of life (QoL) in women with epilepsy (WWE) after childbirth. Furthermore, the study intends to digitally screen for burden of the respective caregivers in WWE compared to a healthy control group.

Materials And Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in the post-partum period on 30 WWE and 33 healthy controls who gave birth between 01/2018 and 05/2021.

Social cognition and occupational reintegration in primary central nervous system lymphoma long-term survivors: a secondary analysis of a combined data set.

Objective: Although sociocognitive impairment is linked to failure of occupational reintegration in other clinical populations, less is known on the association of sociocognitive functioning and occupational reintegration in brain tumor patients such as primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL).

Methods: Twenty PCNSL patients with ongoing complete response to therapy for at least one year were evaluated of whom eight resumed work. The association between occupational status, empathy, alexithymia and social problem solving was analyzed.

Long-term neurocognitive function and quality of life after multimodal therapy in adult glioma patients: a prospective long-term follow-up.

Purpose: Multimodal therapies have significantly improved prognosis in glioma. However, in particular radiotherapy may induce long-term neurotoxicity compromising patients' neurocognition and quality of life. The present prospective multicenter study aimed to evaluate associations of multimodal treatment with neurocognition with a particular focus on hippocampal irradiation.

Pre- and postoperative self-reported and objectively assessed neurocognitive functioning in lower grade glioma patients.

Due to the tumor itself or its therapy glioma patients may complain on cognitive impairment, while validated neuropsychological testing (NPT) capturing specific neuropsychological domains does not indicate "objective" dysfunction. Little is known on the relevance of this disturbance for patients' everyday life. We aimed to address whether glioma patients treated with state-of-the-art neurosurgical techniques complain on neuropsychological impairment and whether these subjective complaints are disclosed in formal NPT.

Social problem solving and trait socioemotional abilities in ambulatory stroke patients.

Introduction: Stroke has been associated with sociocognitive impairment, so far well documented for emotion recognition and Theory of Mind. However, more complex abilities, such as social problem solving, which directly facilitate appropriate behavior in social situations have been neglected in previous research.

Method: The present study aimed to address this gap by focusing on performance-based social problem solving abilities and self-reported socioemotional abilities (i.

Mid-term treatment-related cognitive sequelae in glioma patients.

Purpose: Cognitive functioning represents an essential determinant of quality of life. Since significant advances in neuro-oncological treatment have led to prolonged survival it is important to reliably identify possible treatment-related neurocognitive dysfunction in brain tumor patients. Therefore, the present study specifically evaluates the effects of standard treatment modalities on neurocognitive functions in glioma patients within two years after surgery.

Point-of-Care Testing Using a Neuropsychology Pocketcard Set: A Preliminary Validation Study.

Neurocognitive screening instruments usually require printed sheets and additional accessories, and can be unsuitable for low-threshold use during ward rounds or emergency workup, especially in patients with motor impairments. Here, we test the utility of a newly developed neuropsychology pocketcard set for point-of-care testing. For aphasia and neglect assessment, modified versions of the Language Screening Test and the Bells Test were validated on 63 and 60 acute stroke unit patients, respectively, against expert clinical evaluation and the original pen-and-paper Bells Test.

Sociocognitive Functioning and Psychosocial Burden in Patients with Brain Tumors.

Brain tumors may represent devastating diseases and neuro-oncological research in the past solely focused on development of better treatments to achieve disease control. The efficacy of tumor-directed treatment was evaluated by progression-free and overall survival. However, as neuro-oncological treatment became more effective, preservation and improvement of quality of life (QoL) was noticed to represent an important additional outcome measure.

Screening for Psychiatric Comorbidities and Psychotherapeutic Assessment in Inpatient Epilepsy Care: Preliminary Results of an Implementation Study.

Anxiety and depression remain underdiagnosed in routine clinical practice in up to two thirds of epilepsy patients despite significant impact on medical and psychosocial outcome. Barriers to adequate mental health care for epilepsy and/or psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) include a lack of integrated mental health specialists and standardized procedures. This naturalistic study outlines the procedures and outcome of a recently established psychotherapeutic service.

Mental time travel in patients "cured" from primary central nervous system lymphoma.

: Significant advances in neuro-oncological treatment led to considering neurocognitive functioning and everyday functional needs in patients with long-term survival. Since a potentially lethal disease interrupts normal life and represents a threat to physical and psychological integrity, patients have to cope with the new challenges. Long-term survival and even "cure" is possible in primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), however, suffering from a life-threatening disease may affect patients´ cognitive processing of past and future (i.

What Is on Your Mind? Impaired Social Cognition in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Patients Despite Ongoing Complete Remission.

Within the past decades, long-term survival was achieved in a substantial fraction of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) patients, expanding the focus of research to their quality of life (QoL). Social relationships crucially contribute to well-being in the context of adversity. Therefore, abilities that facilitate social interactions essentially determine QoL.

Complete response to therapy: why do primary central nervous system lymphoma patients not return to work?

Purpose: Although primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL) represent extremely aggressive brain tumours, high-dose methotrexate in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents has resulted in long-term disease control in a substantial fraction of patients. Advances in treatment efficacy with longer survival resulted in a focus on additional outcome measures such as quality of life (QoL) and neurocognition. Despite recent evidence of return to work as an important aspect of patients' QoL, little is known about occupational reintegration in PCNSL long-term survivors.

Research on cognitive and sociocognitive functions in patients with brain tumours: a bibliometric analysis and visualization of the scientific landscape.

Background: Many patients with brain tumours exhibit mild to severe (neuro)cognitive impairments at some point during the course of the disease. Social cognition, as an instance of higher-order cognitive functioning, specifically enables initiation and maintenance of appropriate social interactions. For individuals being confronted with the diagnosis of a brain tumour, impairment of social function represents an additional burden, since those patients deeply depend on support and empathy provided by family, friends and caregivers.

Impairment of sociocognitive functions in patients with brain tumours.

The ability to decode mental states and to come up with effective solutions for interpersonal problems aids successful initiation and maintenance of social interactions and contributes to participation and mental health. Since these abilities of social cognition are challenged in highly demanding situations, such as diagnosis and treatment of a life-threatening illness, this article reviews the literature on emotion recognition, empathy, Theory of Mind and socially skilled behaviour in brain tumour patients. The data available suggest that patients are affected by a slight but consistent impairment of emotion recognition, empathy and Theory of Mind before and immediately after brain tumour treatment, with the degree of impairment being influenced by tumour histology and localization.