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Posterior vermal split syndrome. Ann Neurol 1998 Oct;44(4):601-10

Date

10/20/1998

Pubmed ID

9778258

DOI

10.1002/ana.410440405

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0031784399 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   90 Citations

Abstract

We have studied a battery of movements in 5 children (age, 6-15 years) after transection of the posterior inferior cerebellar vermis. In each case, the surgery destroyed the midline vermis only (ranging from lobules VI-X). Tandem gait was badly impaired in all subjects. No subjects had impairments of kicking, reaching, pinching, or speech. Regular gait, standing, and hopping on one leg were relatively unimpaired. Cutting the parallel fibers that cross the midline may be the critical variable causing incoordination in tandem gait.

Author List

Bastian AJ, Mink JW, Kaufman BA, Thach WT

Author

Bruce A. Kaufman MD Adjunct Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Cerebellum
Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms
Child
Female
Gait
Humans
Male
Motor Activity
Postoperative Complications
Reference Values
Syndrome
Task Performance and Analysis