title: Cerebellar mutism syndrome and its relation to cerebellar cognitive and affective function: Review of the literature.
abstract: Tumors of the cerebellum and brainstem account for half of all brain tumors in children. The realization that cerebellar lesions produce clinically relevant intellectual disability makes it important to determine whether neuropsychological abnormalities occur in long-term survivors of pediatric cerebellar tumors. Little is known about the neurobehavioral sequale resulting specifically from the resection of these tumors in this population. We therefore reviewed neuropsychological findings associated with postoperative cerebellar mutism syndrome and discuss the further implications for cerebellar cognitive function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kabatas
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Nur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Altinors
authors.forename: Belma
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Agaoglu