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Abstract
This study investigated anxiety symptoms’ associations with cognitive functioning and tumor locus in pediatric brain tumor patients. Data from 91 patients were collected as part of a neuropsychological assessment. Significant relationships were found between anxiety symptoms and mental set shifting (Wisconsin Card Sorting). Analyses revealed patients with right cortical tumors or left cerebellar tumors had significantly greater anxiety than those with midline/bilateral tumor and those with left cortical or right cerebellar tumors. Results support the specific risk of anxiety with right cortical and left cerebellar tumors. Results highlight the association of anxiety and one important element of executive functioning.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Portions of this research were presented at the 38th annual convention of the International Neuropsychology Society (February 2010), Acapulco, Mexico. We thank Marc W. Haut, Ph.D., ABPP, for his valuable feedback on an early draft of this article. We also thank Peter C. Phillips, M.D., for his guidance and support of this research project.
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Notes
1We conducted the same analyses without including the previous 25 patients. Results were consistent with the results from the combined sample in that patients with right cortical/left cerebellar tumors had significantly higher anxiety symptoms (F(2, 64) = 6.71, p = .032).