Adult cerebellar mutism and cognitive-affective syndrome caused by cystic hemangioblastoma.
Cerebellar mutism is a rare phenomenon often described in children following surgical intervention in the posterior fossa. In this report we present a very unusual case of pre-operative cerebellar mutism in an adult in the context of cognitive-affective syndrome caused by cystic hemangioblastoma.
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Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland. leoafricanus@mac.com
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Götz
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Bramley
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D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000209:etiology*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009155:Mutism / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome