Incidence of mutism, dysarthria and dysphagia associated with childhood posterior fossa tumour

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1129-1136

  Mei, Cristina ^a   Morgan, Angela T ^a,b,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dysarthria; Dysphagia; Mutism; Paediatric; Posterior fossa tumour; Speech; Swallowing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; MUTISM; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; APHASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MUTISM; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79959621376     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-011-1433-x     Document Type: Article

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