Cerebellar softening.
Twenty-one adults with acute cerebellar softening confirmed by computerized tomography (CT) were divided into two groups according to clinical course. CT findings, and outcome. In the first group, consisting of 6 patients, the condition ran a progressive course, with deterioration of consciousness, signs of brainstem compression, and the appearance of hydrocephalus on CT scan. Three patients underwent surgery successfully, 2 died postoperatively, and 1 recovered spontaneously. In the second group, comprising 15 patients, the course was benign: cerebellar symptoms and signs improved without surgery, and only discrete cerebellar signs remained a month after onset.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed