title: Pre-operative cerebellar mutism secondary to vagus nerve schwannoma.
abstract: Cerebellar mutism, also known as 'posterior fossa syndrome,' is an uncommon condition often reported after posterior fossa tumour resection in the paediatric population. It is infrequently associated with other intrinsic cerebellar pathologies. We hereby report a rare case of pre-operative cerebellar mutism associated with an extrinsic posterior fossa lesion - vagus nerve schwannoma.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand. muthappan.muthu@gmail.com
authors: Muthupalaniappaan
authors: M
authors: Muthappan
authors: Jason
authors: J
authors: Correia
authors: Thirayan
authors: T
authors: Muthu
authors: Zakier
authors: Z
authors: Hussain
mesh_terms: D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009155:Mutism / Q000209:etiology*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014630:Vagus Nerve; D020421:Vagus Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery