The cerebellum may be directly involved in cognitive functions.
Neuropsychological deficits may occur in infratentorial strokes. Only minor cognitive disturbances are reported in unilateral anterior cerebellar lesions. Here, the authors describe a patient with bilateral anterior ponto-cerebellar ischemic lesions associated with major neuropsychological deficits. Cerebral PET and SPECT demonstrated no metabolic defect in supratentorial areas.
Vokaer
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Department of Neurology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Bier
J C
JC
Elincx
S
S
Claes
T
T
Paquier
P
P
Goldman
S
S
Bartholomé
E J
EJ
Pandolfo
M
M
D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon