Neuropsychological consequences of cerebellar tumour resection in children. Cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome in a paediatric population

Brain

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1041-1050

  Levisohn, Lisi ^a   Cronin Golomb, Alice ^a   Schmahmann, Jeremy D ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Behaviour; Cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome; Cerebellum; Cognition; Posterior fossa syndrome

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE SYNDROME; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 0034100297     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/123.5.1041     Document Type: Article

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