Diffusion tensor imaging of the superior cerebellar peduncle identifies patients with posterior fossa syndrome

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2071-2077

  Ojemann, Jeffrey G ^a,b   Partridge, Savannah C ^b,c   Poliakov, Andrew V ^a   Niazi, Toba N ^d   Shaw, Dennis W ^a,b   Ishak, Gisele E ^a,b   Lee, Amy ^a,b   Browd, Samuel R ^a,b   Geyer, J Russell ^a   Ellenbogen, Richard G ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Dentate; Dentothalamic; Mutism; Oculomotor; Tumors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA SYNDROME; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; VISIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MUTISM; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888200372     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-013-2205-6     Document Type: Article

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