Cerebellar mutism: Review of the literature

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 867-868

  Frassanito, Paolo ^a   Massimi, Luca ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN SURGERY; CEREBELLAR MUTISM SYNDROME; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MUTISM; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84943014274     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-011-1460-7     Document Type: Letter

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