One woman's memory and thinking problems tracked for 10 years with meningioma
Original title: Serial neuropsychological assessment of multiple meningioma complicated by psychosis following ventriculoperitoneal shunt revision: a case report.
How far along is this research?
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- Tested in people
This was tested in people. That is the most reliable kind of research we share.
This is a report on one patient who was watched over time, not a new treatment.
The short version
Doctors followed one woman with meningioma for 10 years, and her thinking problems lasted a long time.
What was studied. This is a report about one patient, called Ms. M. She was a woman in her early 40s who was diagnosed with multiple meningioma in 2014, and her thinking and memory were tested 5 times over 10 years.
What they found. Her tests showed problems in several areas of thinking that lasted for years. Memory was her biggest problem across several of the tests. In 2024 she had a shunt revision surgery on her left side, and after that she developed psychotic symptoms. She then said daily life was harder and it was harder to manage her thinking problems.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: It is a reminder that thinking and memory problems with a meningioma can last for years, not just right after surgery. Repeat testing over time can show how those problems change. The doctors also say care from more than one kind of specialist matters when symptoms are unusual, like the psychosis this patient had after her shunt surgery.
What it doesn't mean: This is not a treatment and it is not a cure. It is a report about one single person, so it cannot tell you what will happen to anyone else. It does not mean psychosis is common after shunt surgery. The authors say this is the first report of it happening this way. Nothing here changes what care you should get. Talk to your own care team about your own symptoms.
Source: PubMed, May 29, 2026 · Read the original
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