The study of mood disorders among patients with meningioma as the first symptoms of the tumor

Abstract

Psychological signs and symptoms related to anterior skull base meningiomas, include personality change. This study investigated the effect of meningiomas in behavior and personality, as a common cortical manifestation of this condition related to the anatomical etiology of meningioma. In this 6-year study among patients with meningioma, 9 patients found to have mood disorders. Women were more affected than men. Also, convexity was the most prevalent location of meningioma among these patients with brain tumor. Keywords: Personality Change; Meningioma; Brain Tumor; Neuropsychology