Left-handedness should not be overrated as a risk factor for postoperative speech impairment in children after posterior fossa tumour surgery: a prospective European multicentre study

Purpose Cerebellar mutism syndrome (CMS) is a severe neurological complication of posterior fossa tumour surgery in children, and postoperative speech impairment (POSI) is the main component. Left-handedness was previously suggested as a strong risk factor for POSI. The aim of this study was to inve...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Child's nervous system 2022-08, Vol.38 (8), p.1479-1485
Hauptverfasser:	Grønbæk, Jonathan Kjær, Laustsen, Aske Foldbjerg, Toescu, Sebastian, Pizer, Barry, Mallucci, Conor, Aquilina, Kristian, Molinari, Emanuela, Hjort, Magnus Aasved, Gumbeleviciene, Lingvita, Hauser, Peter, Pálmafy, Beatrix, van Baarsen, Kirsten, Hoving, Eelco, Zipfel, Julian, Ehrstedt, Christoffer, Grillner, Pernilla, Callesen, Michael Thude, Frič, Radek, Wibroe, Morten, Nysom, Karsten, Schmiegelow, Kjeld, Sehested, Astrid, Mathiasen, René, Juhler, Marianne
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cerebellar mutism syndrome Handedness Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neurosciences Neurosurgery Original Article Posterior fossa syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:	Purpose Cerebellar mutism syndrome (CMS) is a severe neurological complication of posterior fossa tumour surgery in children, and postoperative speech impairment (POSI) is the main component. Left-handedness was previously suggested as a strong risk factor for POSI. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between handedness and the risk of POSI. Methods We prospectively included children (aged
ISSN:	0256-7040 1433-0350 1433-0350
DOI:	10.1007/s00381-022-05567-8