摘要Background Central neurocytoma accounts for 0.1% of primary brain tumor that often occurs in young adults.Surgery is the main treatment for central neurocytoma and the rate of 5-year survival reaches up to over 90%.This study aimed to assess the effect of transcortical frontal approach to surgical resection of central neurocytoma on emotion and cognitive function 5 years after surgery.Methods Telephone following-up visits were used in this study.By means of neuropsychological testing,assayed emotion,memory and abstract thinking ability of 18 patients undergoing central neurocytoma resection by transcortical frontal approach for 5 years or more,with another 21 normal cases as control group were enrolled.The data were analyzed statistically by paired t test with SPSS11.5.Results Patients whose central neurocytoma was removed by transcortical frontal approach were not affected on calculating ability 5 years after operation while ability of memory declined sharply (P=0.000),the older,the more sharply (P=0.036).Ability of abstract thinking was significantly reduced (P=0.000),the older,the more significantly as well (P=0.012);additionally,anxiety and depression occurred in patients rather more than those of control group (P=0.000),especially cognitive impairment.Conclusions Transcortical frontal approach for surgical resection of central neurocytoma has certain long-term influence on patients' life quality,vulnerable to anxiety,depression and cognitive impairment,the severity of which was correlated to age.Therefore,improving surgical approach will be of value for better long-term life quality of patients.