Cerebellar mutism in an adult: Case report

Mutism occurring after posterior fossa surgery has been reported in children. We report an adult case of transient mutism after resection of a large tumor in the right cerebellar hemisphere. Although the patient was fully alert and without lower cranial nerve palsies and long tract signs, he had bee...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Surgical neurology 1994-04, Vol.41 (4), p.342-344
Hauptverfasser:	CAKIR, Y, KARAKISI, D, KOCANAOGULLARI, O
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Carcinoma, Small Cell - secondary Cerebellar Neoplasms - secondary Cerebellar Neoplasms - surgery Cerebellar tumor Humans Lung Neoplasms - pathology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mutism Mutism - etiology Neurosurgery Posterior fossa surgery Postoperative Complications - etiology Skull, brain, vascular surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	Mutism occurring after posterior fossa surgery has been reported in children. We report an adult case of transient mutism after resection of a large tumor in the right cerebellar hemisphere. Although the patient was fully alert and without lower cranial nerve palsies and long tract signs, he had been mute for 4 days after surgery. Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging scan showed a slight hemorrhage in the region of the resected tumor. The relevant literature is reviewed.
ISSN:	0090-3019 1879-3339
DOI:	10.1016/0090-3019(94)90188-0