Postoperative motor speech production in children with the syndrome of 'cerebellar' mutism and subsequent dysarthria: A critical review of the literature

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 193-207

  De Smet, Hyo Jung ^a   Baillieux, Hanne ^a   Catsman Berrevoets, Coriene ^b   De Deyn, Peter P ^c,d   Mariën, Peter ^a,c,d   Paquier, Philippe F ^a,e,f  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Children; Dysarthria; Mutism; Surgery; Tumour

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSARTHRIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUTISM; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADULT; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUTISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 34249790865     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.01.007     Document Type: Review

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