Neurological dysfunction associated with postoperative cerebellar mutism

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-81

  Siffert, J ^a   Young Poussaint, T ^b   Goumnerova, L C ^c,d   Scott, R M ^c,d   Lavalley, B ^c,d   Tarbell, N J ^c,d   Pomeroy, S L ^c,d  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Akinetic mutism; Brain tumor; Cerebellar mutism; Medulloblastoma; Posterior fossa syndrome

Indexed keywords

AKINETIC MUTISM; APATHY; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE TUMOR; CEREBELLAR MUTISM SYNDROME; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MUTISM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AKINETIC MUTISM; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033834035     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006483531811     Document Type: Article

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