K08.88
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients which have been treated through a frontolateral, pterional or temporal approach to the cranium will be registered in this study. They fill out the OHIP-G14 questionnaire with 6 addit
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Neurochirurgie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Benign or low-grade malign intracranial disease which is treated via a frontolateral, pterional or temporal approach.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Preoperative: - pt. already been operated contralaterally through one of these approaches - recurrent approach ipsilateral - disease of the jaw that disables patient's masticatory function (e.g. abscess, fracture...) - pt. with condition that requires postoperative radio-/chemotherapy - toothless patients - pt. in coma or dementia Postoperative: - persisting neurological deficit that affects mastication (facial paresis >H&B III°, lower cranial nerve paresis, hemiparesis) 3 months after surgery - persisting loss of olfactory function 3 months after surgery - new condition affecting masticatory function (e.g. abscess, facture of the jaw) - recurrent approach ipsi- or contralateral via a frontolateral, pterional or temporal approach
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| OHIP-score preoperative vs. 3 months after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| OHIP-score preoperative vs. 15 months after surgery | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMortimer Gierthmühlen
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Neurochirurgie
Outcome results
None listed