The cerebellum contributes to higher functions during development. Evidence from a series of children surgically treated for posterior fossa tumours

Brain

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1051-1061

  Riva, Daria ^a   Giorgi, Cesare ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Children; Frontal functions; Intelligence; Language; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MEMORY; AUTISM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLECT; IRRITABILITY; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MUTISM; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0034049064     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/123.5.1051     Document Type: Article

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