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Transient Cerebellar Mutism after Removal of a Posterior Fossa Tumor in Two Cases Kiyoshi ENDO 1 , Yoshihiko YOSHII 1 , Koji TSUBOI 1 , Atsushi SAITO 1 , Kazuyasu AOKI 1 , Tadao NOSE 1 1Department of Neurological Surgery, Tsukuba University School of Medicine Keyword: Mutism , Medulloblastoma , Posterior fossa surgery , Dentate nucleus pp.509-513
Published Date 1995/6/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1436901035
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We have reported the cases of two young patients who presented transient mutism in the course of recov-ery from removal of a cerebellar medulloblastoma. Although cerebellar symptoms were observed im-mediately after surgery, neither consciousness disturb-ance nor sensory aphasia was observed when the pa-tients were mutic.

From the analysis of serial magnetic resonance imag-ing (MRI). Gd-enhanced regions were noticed in the dentate nucleus and the cerebellar peduncle when mut-ism appeared, and they disappeared when mutism was gone.

Although the mechanism of this interesting symptom is not clear, these MRI findings may indicate that focal ischemia or edema associated with surgical procedure may play a role in the appearance of this symptom.


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