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Cerebellar mutism associated with a midbrain cavernous malformation. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg 2002 Mar;96(3):607-10

Date

03/09/2002

Pubmed ID

11883849

DOI

10.3171/jns.2002.96.3.0607

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0036126049 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   23 Citations

Abstract

The authors report a case of cerebellar mutism arising from a hemorrhagic midbrain cavernous malformation in a 14-year-old boy. No cerebellar lesion was identified; however, edema of the dorsal midbrain was noted on postoperative magnetic resonance images. Dysarthric speech spontaneously returned and then completely resolved to normal speech. This case provides further evidence for the theory that involvement of the dentatothalamic tracts, and not a cerebellar lesion per se, is the underlying cause of "cerebellar" mutism.

Author List

Wang MC, Winston KR, Breeze RE

Author

Marjorie Wang MD Clinical Transformation Officer, Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




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

Adolescent
Brain Stem Neoplasms
Cerebellar Nuclei
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Dysarthria
Follow-Up Studies
Hemangioma, Cavernous
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mutism
Neural Pathways
Postoperative Complications
Thalamus