Neurocognitive disorders and their regress after successful treatment of malignant glioma of pons varoli

The clinical case of 11 year old female patient, operated for malignant pontine glioma (complete tumor eradication under neuronavigational control) has been presented. Postoperative neurocognitive dysfunctions are analyzed and compared with topology of cerebral lesions, their significant regression in the subsequent period is demonstrated. Neurophysiological study results point at adaptive changes of the cerebral cortex activity, which may provide compensation of neurocognitive disorders caused by lesions of the brain stem and the cerebellum.

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Krivoshapkin A.L. – doctor of medical sciences, professor, corresponding member of RAMS, head of the center of neurosurgery, head of the center of angioneurology and neurosurgery, e-mail: alkr01@yandex.ru Petrovskaya A.S. – angioneurologist, neurophysiologist, e-mail: axon05@mail.ru

Postnov V.G. – doctor of medical sciences, leading researcher, head of the group of neuroreanimatology, e-mail: v_postnov@nricp.ru

Kobozev V.V. – candidate of medical sciences, neurosurgeon in the center of angioneurology and neurosurgery, e-mail: v_kobozev@nricp.ru

Sergeev G.S. – resident doctor in the center of angioneurology and neurosurgery, e-mail: sergeevgs@mail.ru

Vasyatkina A.G. – candidate of medical sciences, researcher in the group of neuroreanimatology, e-mail: a_vasyatkina@nricp.ru

Zhukova O.V. – junior researcher in the group of neuroreanimatology, e-mail: o_zhukova@nricp.ru

Levin E.A. – candidate of biological sciences, senior researcher in the group of neuroreanimatology, e-mail: e.a.levin@gmail.com