title: Transient cerebellar mutism after evacuation of a spontaneous vermian haematoma.
abstract: Cerebellar mutism after surgery for posterior fossa tumours in children is a well-described, though rare, entity. Most of these tumours are located in the region of the cerebellar vermis extending to the hemispheres. The authors report a case of cerebellar mutism in an 8-year-old boy who underwent surgical evacuation of a spontaneous vermian haematoma. We feel that his mutism was an extreme form of cerebellar dysarthria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rajender
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dinakar
mesh_terms: D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009155:Mutism / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed