title: Adult cerebellar mutism and cognitive-affective syndrome caused by cystic hemangioblastoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland. leoafricanus@mac.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akil
authors.forename: P F X
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Statham
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Götz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bramley
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Whittle
mesh_terms: 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