Table 8 Preoperative and postoperative functional performance statuses in 92 patients with craniopharyngiomas. CI: confidence interval.

From: A novel endoscopic classification for craniopharyngioma based on its origin

Central type

Peripheral type

Hypothalamic stalk CP

Suprasellar stalk CP

Intrasellar stalk CP

 

Mean ± SD

r (CI95%)

P

Mean ± SD

r (CI95%)

P

Mean ± SD

r (CI95%)

P

Mean ± SD

r (CI95%)

P

MOCA

Preop

24.7 ± 4.2

5.9 (3.2 to 8.6)

0.000

24.9 ± 7.3

1.0 (0.4 to 1.6)

0.002

28.4 ± 0.5

0.1 (−0.5to 0.8)

0.604

27.5 ± 0.5

0.1 (−0.5 to 0.6)

0.806

Postop

18.8 ± 8.1

23.9 ± 7.2

28.3 ± 1.1

27.4 ± 1.2

SSS

Preop

2.67 ± 0.78

−0.58 (−0.19 to −1.01)

0.012

3.18 ± 1.70

−0.41 (−1.14 to 0.32)

0.248

2.29 ± 0.49

0.14 (−0.50 to 0.78)

0.604

2.00 ± 0.73

−0.31 (−0.63 to 0.01)

0.055

Postop

3.25 ± 0.62

3.59 ± 1.70

2.14 ± 0.90

2.31 ± 0.95

KPS

Preop

82.5 ± 9.7

10.0 (2.8 to 17.2)

0.011

76.5 ± 23.7

−2.4 (−9.5 to 4.8)

0.496

90.0 ± 0.0

−2.9 (−7.4 to 1.7)

0.172

87.5 ± 4.5

−1.25 (−5.55 to 3.05)

0.544

Postop

72.5 ± 16.6

78.8 ± 14.1

92.9 ± 4.9

88.7 ± 9.6