Michelle M Kameda-Smith, Malavan Ragulojan, Cameron Elliott, Lori Bliss, Hanna Moore, Nicholas Sader, Mosaab Alsuwaihel, Michael K Tso, Ayoub Dakson, Olufemi Ajani, Blake Yarascavitch, Adam Fleming, Vivek Mehta, Minoo Aminnejad, Forough Farrokhyar, Sheila K Singh
BACKGROUND: Cerebellar mutism (CM) is characterized by a significant loss of speech in children following posterior fossa (PF) surgery. The biological origin of CM remains unclear and is the subject of ongoing debate. Significant recovery from CM is less likely than previously described despite rigorous multidisciplinary neuro-rehabilitational efforts. METHODS: A national multi-centered retrospective review of all children undergoing PF resection in four midsized Canadian academic pediatric institutions was undertaken...
January 27, 2024: Child's Nervous System: ChNS: Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery