Articles

Around 170 articles have been published on post-operative pediatric CMS. Most of these represent either individual case histories or the results of relatively small studies; please see under Research for a more specific breakdown of those. Below is a list of all articles published between 1978-2015 in alphabetical order. 

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  • Aarsen FK, van Dongen HR, Paquier PF, van MM, Catsman-Berrevoets CE (2004) Long-term sequelae in children after cerebellar astrocytoma surgery. Neurology 62:1311-1316
  • Afshar-Oromieh A, Linhart H, Podlesek D, Schrempf W, Schackert G, Krex D (2010) Postoperative cerebellar mutism in adult patients with Lhermitte-Duclos disease.Neurosurg Rev 33:401-408
  • Aguiar PH, Plese JP, Ciquini O, Marino R (1993) Cerebellar mutism after removal of a vermian medulloblastoma: literature review. p 307
  • Aguiar PH, Plese JP, Ciquini O, Marino R (1995) Transient mutism following a posterior fossa approach to cerebellar tumors in children: a critical review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst 11:306-310
  • Ait Khelifa-Gallois N, Laroussinie F, Puget S, Sainte-Rose C, Dellatolas G (2015) Long-term functional outcome of patients with cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma surgically treated in childhood. Brain Inj 29(3):366-73
  • Al-Afif S, Staden M, Krauss JK, Schwabe K, Hermann EJ (2013) Splitting of the cerebellar vermis in juvenile rats--effects on social behavior, vocalization and motor activity. Behav Brain Res Aug 1;250:293-8
  • Al-Anazi A, Hassounah M, Sheikh B, Barayan S (2001) Cerebellar mutism caused by arteriovenous malformation of the vermis. Br J Neurosurg 15:47-50
  • Ammirati M, Mirzai S, Samii M (1989) Transient mutism following removal of a cerebellar tumor. A case report and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst 5:12-14
  • Arslantas A, Erhan C, Emre E, Esref T (2002) Transient cerebellar mutism after posterior fossa surgery. J Postgrad Med 48:158-159
  • Asamoto M, Ito H, Suzuki N, Oiwa Y, Saito K, Haraoka J (1994) Transient mutism after posterior fossa surgery. Childs Nerv Syst 10:275-278
  • Avula S, Mallucci C, Kumar R, Pizer B (2015) Posterior fossa syndrome following brain tumour resection: review of pathophysiology and a new hypothesis on its pathogenesis. Childs Nerv Syst Oct;31(10):1859-67
  • Avula S, Kumar R, Pettorini B, Abernethy L, Garlick D, Mallucci C (2015) Diffusion abnormalities on intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging as an early predictor for the risk of posterior fossa syndrome Neuro Oncol Apr;17(4):614-22
  • Baillieux H, Weyns F, Paquier P, De Deyn PP, Marien P (2007) Posterior fossa syndrome after a vermian stroke: a new case and review of the literature. Pediatr Neurosurg 43:386-395
  • Baillieux H, De Smet HJ, Paquier PF, De Deyn PP, Marien P (2008) Cerebellar neurocognition: insights into the bottom of the brain. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 110:763-773
  • Beckwitt TS, Krieger MD, O'Neil S, Jubran R, Tavare CJ. Symptoms before and after posterior fossa surgery in pediatric patients. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2012;48:21-25
  • Bhatoe HS (1997) Mutism, oropharyngeal apraxia and dysarthria after posterior fossa tumour excision. Br J Neurosurg 11:341-343
  • Buzunov E, Ojemann JG, Robinson FR. Rhesus macaque as an animal model for posterior fossa syndrome following tumor resection. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2010;46:120-126
  • Cakir Y, Karakisi D, Kocanaogullari O (1994) Cerebellar mutism in an adult: case report. Surg Neurol 41:342-344
  • Callu D, Viguier D, Laroussinie F, Puget S, Boddaert N, Kieffer V, Piana H, Escolano S, Renier D, Sainte-Rose C, Grill J, Dellatolas G (2009) Cognitive and academic outcome after benign or malignant cerebellar tumor in children. Cogn Behav Neurol 22:270-278
  • Caner H, Altinors N, Benli S, Calisaneller T, Albayrak A (1999) Akinetic mutism after fourth ventricle choroid plexus papilloma: treatment with a dopamine agonist. Surg Neurol 51:181-184
  • Catsman-Berrevoets CE, van Dongen HR, Zwetsloot CP (1992) Transient loss of speech followed by dysarthria after removal of posterior fossa tumour. Dev Med Child Neurol 34:1102-1109
  • Catsman-Berrevoets CE, van Dongen HR, Mulder PG, Geuze D, Paquier PF, Lequin MH (1999) Tumour type and size are high risk factors for the syndrome of "cerebellar" mutism and subsequent dysarthria. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 67:755-757
  • Catsman-Berrevoets CE, van Dongen HR, Aarsen FK, Paquier PF (2003) Transient cerebellar eye closure and mutism after cerebellar tumor surgery: long-term clinical follow-up of neurologic and behavioral disturbances in a 14-year-old girl. Pediatr Neurosurg 38:122-127
  • Catsman-Berrevoets CE, Van Breemen M, van Veelen ML, Appel IM, Lequin MH (2005) Supratentorial arterial ischemic stroke following cerebellar tumor resection in two children. Pediatr Neurosurg 41:206-211
  • Catsman-Berrevoets CE, Aarsen FK. The spectrum of neurobehavioural deficits in the Posterior Fossa Syndrome in children after cerebellar tumour surgery. Cortex. 2010;46:933-946
  • Chen DY, Aristizabal P, Crawford JR (2015) Preoperative Presentation of a Variant of Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome in a Young Boy With Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma. Pediatr Neurol Sep;53(3):266-7.
  • Clerico A, Sordi A, Ragni G, Festa A, Cappelli C, Maini CL (2002) Brief report: transient mutism following posterior fossa surgery studied by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Med Pediatr Oncol 38:445-448
  • Coplin WM, Kim DK, Kliot M, Bird TD (1997) Mutism in an adult following hypertensive cerebellar hemorrhage: nosological discussion and illustrative case. Brain Lang 59:473-493
  • Crutchfield JS, Sawaya R, Meyers CA, Moore BD, III (1994) Postoperative mutism in neurosurgery. Report of two cases. J Neurosurg 81:115-121
  • Dailey AT, McKhann GM, Berger MS (1995) The pathophysiology of oral pharyngeal apraxia and mutism following posterior fossa tumor resection in children. J Neurosurg 83:467-475
  • D'Avanzo R, Scuotto A, Natale M, Scotto P, Cioffi FA (1993) Transient "cerebellar" mutism in lesions of the mesencephalic-cerebellar region. Acta Neurol (Napoli) 15:289-296
  • De Smet HJ, Baillieux H, Catsman-Berrevoets C, De Deyn PP, Marien P, Paquier PF (2007) Postoperative motor speech production in children with the syndrome of 'cerebellar' mutism and subsequent dysarthria: a critical review of the literature. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 11:193-207
  • De Smet HJ, Baillieux H, Wackenier P, De PM, Engelborghs S, Paquier PF, De Deyn PP, Marien P (2009) Long-term cognitive deficits following posterior fossa tumor resection: a neuropsychological and functional neuroimaging follow-up study. Neuropsychology 23:694-704
  • De Smet HJ, Catsman-Berrevoets C, Aarsen F, Verhoeven J, Marien P, Paquier PF. Auditory-perceptual speech analysis in children with cerebellar tumours: a long-term follow-up study. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2012;16:434-442
  • Demirtas-Tatlidede A, Bahar SZ, Gurvit H. Akinetic Mutism Without a Structural Prefrontal Lesion. Cogn Behav Neurol. 2013 Jun;26(2):59-62. doi: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e31829bd4f5.
  • Deshmukh VR, Figueiredo EG, Deshmukh P, Crawford NR, Preul MC, Spetzler RF (2006) Quantification and comparison of telovelar and transvermian approaches to the fourth ventricle. Neurosurgery 58:ONS-6
  • Di Cataldo A, Dollo C, Astuto M, La Spina M, Ippolito S, Papotto M, Giuffrida S (2001) Mutism after surgical removal of a cerebellar tumor: two case reports. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 18:117-121
  • Di Rocco, Chieffo D, Frassanito P, Caldarelli M, Massimi L, Tamburrini G. Heralding cerebellar mutism: evidence for pre-surgical language impairment as primary risk factor in posterior fossa surgery. Cerebellum. 2011;10:551-562
  • Dietze DD, Jr., Mickle JP (1990) Cerebellar mutism after posterior fossa surgery. Pediatr Neurosurg 16:25-31
  • Doxey D, Bruce D, Sklar F, Swift D, Shapiro K (1999) Posterior fossa syndrome: identifiable risk factors and irreversible complications. Pediatr Neurosurg 31:131-136
  • Drost G, Verrips A, Thijssen HO, Gabreels (2000) Cerebellar involvement as a rare complication of pneumococcal meningitis. Neuropediatrics 31:97-99
  • Dunwoody GW, Alsagoff ZS, Yuan SY (1997) Cerebellar mutism with subsequent dysarthria in an adult: case report. Br J Neurosurg 11:161-163
  • El-Bahy K (2005) Telovelar approach to the fourth ventricle: operative findings and results in 16 cases. Acta Neurochir (Wien ) 147:137-142
  • El Beltagy MA, Atteya MM, El-Haddad A, Awad M, Taha H, Kamal M, El Naga SA (2014). Surgical and clinical aspects of cerebellar pilomyxoid-spectrum astrocytomas in children. Childs Nerv Syst Jun;30(6):1045-53
  • El Beltagy MA, Atteya MM. The benefits of navigated intraoperative ultrasonography during resection of fourth ventricular tumors in children ( 2013). Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Apr 23. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Ellis DL, Kanter J, Walsh JW, Drury SS.Posterior fossa syndrome after surgical removal of a pineal gland tumor. Pediatr Neurol. 2011;45:417-419
  • Erol I, Özkale Y, Saygi S, Alehan F. Cerebellar Mutism Caused by Primary Varicella Infection in an Immunocompetent Child. J Child Neurol. 2013 Feb 26. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Ersahin Y, Mutluer S,Cagli S, Duman Y (1996) Cerebellar mutism: report of seven cases and review of the literature. Neurosurgery 38:60-65
  • Ersahin Y, Mutluer S, Saydam S, Barcin E (1997) Cerebellar mutism: report of two unusual cases and review of the literature. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 99:130-134
  • Ersahin Y (1998) SPECT in cerebellar mutism. Childs Nerv Syst 14:611-613
  • Ersahin Y (1998) Is splitting of the vermis responsible for cerebellar mutism? Pediatr Neurosurg 28:328
  • Ersahin Y, Yararbas U, Duman Y, Mutluer S (2002) Single photon emission tomography following posterior fossa surgery in patients with and without mutism. Childs Nerv Syst 18:318-325
  • Frassanito P, Massimi L, Caldarelli M, Di RC (2009) Cerebellar mutism after spontaneous intratumoral bleeding involving the upper cerebellar vermis: a contribution to the physiopathogenic interpretation. Childs Nerv Syst 25:7-11
  • Frim DM, Ogilvy CS (1995) Mutism and cerebellar dysarthria after brain stem surgery: case report. Neurosurgery 36:854-857
  • Fujisawa H, Yonaha H, Okumoto K, Uehara H, Ie T, Nagata Y, Suehiro E, Suzuki M (2005) Mutism after evacuation of acute subdural hematoma of the posterior fossa. Childs Nerv Syst 21:234-236
  • Gedik GK, Sari O, Köktekir E, Akdemir G (2014) Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings in a patient with cerebellar mutism after operation in posterior fossa. Asian J Surg Mar 17 (epub ahead of print)
  • Gelabert-Gonzalez M, Fernandez-Villa J (2001) Mutism after posterior fossa surgery. Review of the literature. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 103:111-114
  • Germano A, Baldari S, Caruso G, Caffo M, Montemagno G, Cardia E, Tomasello F (1998) Reversible cerebral perfusion alterations in children with transient mutism after posterior fossa surgery. Childs Nerv Syst 14:114-119
  • Granziera C, Schmahmann JD, Hadjikhani N, Meyer H, Meuli R, Wedeen V, Krueger G (2009) Diffusion spectrum imaging shows the structural basis of functional cerebellar circuits in the human cerebellum in vivo. PLoS One 4:e5101
  • Grill J, Viguier D, Kieffer V, Bulteau C, Sainte-Rose C, Hartmann O, Kalifa C, Dellatolas G (2004) Critical risk factors for intellectual impairment in children with posterior fossa tumors: the role of cerebellar damage. J Neurosurg 101:152-158
  • Gudrunardottir T, Sehested A, Juhler M, Schmiegelow K (2011) Cerebellar mutism: review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst 27:355-363
  • Gudrunardottir T, Sehested A, Juhler M, Grill J, Schmiegelow K (2011) Cerebellar mutism: definitions, classification and grading of symptoms. Childs Nerv Syst27:1361-1363
  • Gudrunardottir T, Sehested A, Juhler M, Schmiegelow K (2011) Cerebellar mutism: incidence, risk factors and prognosis. Childs Nerv Syst 27:513-514
  • Gudrunardottir T, Sehested A, Juhler M, Schmiegelow K (2011) Fronto-cerebellar fiber tractography in pediatric patients following posterior fossa tumor surgery. Childs Nerv Syst 29(5):715-6
  • Gudrunardottir T, Lannering B, Remke M, Taylor MD, Wells EM, Keating RF, Packer RJ (2014). Treatment developments and the unfolding of the quality of life discussion in childhood medulloblastoma: a review. Childs Nerv Syst Feb 26
  • Gudrunardottir T, Morgan AT, Lux AL, Walker DA, Walsh KS, Wells EM, Wisoff JH, Juhler M, Schmahmann JD, Keating RF, Catsman-Berrevoets C, for the Iceland Delphi Group. Consensus Paper on Post-operative Pediatric Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome: The Iceland Delphi Results. Childs Nerv Syst. 2016 May 3. [Epub] 
  • Harbourne R, Becker K, Arpin DJ, Wilson TW, Kurz MJ (2014) Improving the motor skill of children with posterior fossa syndrome: a case series. Pediatr Phys Ther Winter;26(4):462-8.
  • Huber JF, Bradley K, Spiegler BJ, Dennis M (2006) Long-term effects of transient cerebellar mutism after cerebellar astrocytoma or medulloblastoma tumor resection in childhood. Childs Nerv Syst 22:132-138
  • Huber JF, Bradley K, Spiegler B, Dennis M (2007) Long-term neuromotor speech deficits in survivors of childhood posterior fossa tumors: effects of tumor type, radiation, age at diagnosis, and survival years. J Child Neurol 22:848-854
  • Humphreys RP (1989) Mutism after posterior fossa tumor surgery. Concepts Pediatr Neurosurg 9:57-64
  • Janssen G, Messing-Junger AM, Engelbrecht V, Gobel U, Bock WJ, Lenard HG (1998) Cerebellar mutism syndrome. Klin Padiatr 210:243-247
  • Javalkar V, Khan M, Davis DE (2014) Clinical manifestations of cerebellar disease. Neurol Clin. Nov;32(4):871-9
  • Jones S, Kirollos RW, Van Hille PT (1996) Cerebellar mutism following posterior fossa tumour surgery. Br J Neurosurg 10:221-224
  • Kariyattil R, Rahim MI, Muthukuttiparambil U (2015) Cerebellar mutism following closed head injury in a child. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J Feb;15(1):e133-5.
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  • Kellogg JX, Piatt JH, Jr. (1997) Resection of fourth ventricle tumors without splitting the vermis: the cerebellomedullary fissure approach. Pediatr Neurosurg 27:28-33
  • Kirk EA, Howard VC, Scott CA (1995) Description of posterior fossa syndrome in children after posterior fossa brain tumor surgery. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs 12:181-187
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  • Koh S, Turkel SB, Baram TZ (1997) Cerebellar mutism in children: report of six cases and potential mechanisms. Pediatr Neurol 16:218-219
  • Korah MP, Esiashvili N, Mazewski CM, Hudgins RJ, Tighiouart M, Janss AJ, Schwaibold FP, Crocker IR, Curran WJ, Jr., Marcus RB, Jr. (2010) Incidence, risks, and sequelae of posterior fossa syndrome in pediatric medulloblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 77:106-112
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  • Kupeli S, Yalcin B, Bilginer B, Akalan N, Haksal P, Buyukpamukcu M. Posterior fossa syndrome after posterior fossa surgery in children with brain tumors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011;56:206-210
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  • Liu GT, Phillips PC, Molloy PT, Needle MN, Galetta SL, Balcer LJ, Schut L, Duhaime AC, Sutton LN (1998) Visual impairment associated with mutism after posterior fossa surgery in children. Neurosurgery 42:253-25
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  • Mariën P, Verslegers L, Moens M, Dua G, Herregods P, Verhoeven J. Posterior Fossa Mutism After Cerebellar Stroke. Cerebellum 2013 Oct;12(5):686-91. doi: 10.1007/s12311-013-0478-7.
  • McAndrew S, Listernick R, Kkuntz N (2014) Cerebellar mutism in acute disseminating encephalomyelitis. Pediatr neurol May; 50(5):511-4
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  • Miller NG, Reddick WE, Kocak M, Glass JO, Lobel U, Morris B, Gajjar A, Patay Z (2010) Cerebellocerebral diaschisis is the likely mechanism of postsurgical posterior fossa syndrome in pediatric patients with midline cerebellar tumors. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 31:288-294
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