Posterior vermal split syndrome. Ann Neurol 1998 Oct;44(4):601-10
Date
10/20/1998Pubmed ID
9778258DOI
10.1002/ana.410440405Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0031784399 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 85 CitationsAbstract
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 WTAuthor
Bruce A. Kaufman MD Adjunct Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentCerebellum
Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms
Child
Female
Gait
Humans
Male
Motor Activity
Postoperative Complications
Reference Values
Syndrome
Task Performance and Analysis