Study | Radiation scheme | Nb | Assessment time | Domains impaired | Impairment definition | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | % of patients impaired | ||||||||
1 mo | 2 mo | 3 mo | 5 mo | 12 mo | Â | ||||
Sun et al., 2011 [19] | PCI 30Gy/15 fr | 163 |  |  |  |  |  | §HVLT |  |
 |  |  | _ | _ | 45% |  | 26% | Recall |  |
 |  |  |  |  | 44% |  | 32% | Delayed recall |  |
Meyers et al., 2004 [22] | 30 Gy/ 10fr ± MGd | 401 | _ | _ | 31% | _ |  | *Pegboard | >2 DS |
 |  |  |  |  | 7% |  |  | †COWA | >2 DS |
 | 30Gy/10fr alone | 208 |  |  |  |  | 48% | §HVLT | ≥ 4.5 DS |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48% | †COWA | ≥ 4.5 DS |
Chang et al., 2009 [13] | SRS + WBRT (30 Gy/12 fractions) | 28 |  |  | 64% | 28% |  | §HVLT | Drop ≥ 5 points |
 |  |  |  |  | 22% |  |  | Delayed recall |  |
 |  |  |  |  | 11% |  |  | Delayed recognition |  |
Welzel et al., 2008 [27] | TCI: 40Gy/20fr | 16 | 9% |  | _ | _ | _ | §MCG | RCI (≥1score) |
 |  |  | 18% | 43% |  |  |  | Overall cognitive decline | RCI (≥2/12 test scores) |
 |  |  |  | 57% | _ | _ | _ | §AVLT | RCI (≥1score) |
 | PCI: 36Gy/18fr | 13 | 23% |  | _ | _ | _ | §MCG | RCI (≥1score) |
 |  |  | 8% | 11% |  |  |  | Overall cognitive decline | RCI (≥2/12 test scores) |
 |  |  |  | 44% |  |  |  | §AVLT | RCI (≥1score) |
 |  |  |  |  | _ |  |  |  |  |
Van Oosterhout et al., 1995 [28] | PCI (30 Gy / 15 fractions) | 5 | 0 | Â | _ | 0 | _ | none | > ?DS |
Komaki et al., 1995 [29] | PCI (25 Gy / 10 fractions) | 11 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 0 | none | ≥ 1.5 DS |
Wolfson et al., 2010 [31] | PCI | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | 25 Gy/10 fr | 131 |  |  |  |  | 62% | §HVLT, †COWA, ‡TMT-A and B | Decrease in at least one of the test (from baseline) (RCI) |
 | 36 Gy/18 fr | 67 |  |  |  |  | 85% |  |  |
 | 36 Gy/twice-daily 24fr | 66 |  |  |  |  | 89% |  |  |