The increasing appreciation of the role of the cerebellum in motor and non-motor functions is
crucial to understanding the outcomes of acquired cerebellar injury and developmental …

Introduction Cerebellar mutism (CM) is defined as a peculiar form of mutism that may
complicate the surgical excision of posterior cranial fossa tumor. The incidence is variable in …

Objective To evaluate lesion location after pediatric cerebellar tumor resection in relation to
the development of severe cognitive and affective disturbances, or cerebellar cognitive …

Cerebellar white matter (WM) connections to the central nervous system are classified
functionally into the Spinocerebellar (SC), vestibulocerebellar (VC), and cerebrocerebellar …

Mutism of cerebellar origin is a well-described clinical entity that complicates operations for
posterior fossa tumors, especially in children. This review focuses on the current …

In the past, the cerebellum was considered to be substantially involved in sensory-motor
coordination. However, a growing number of neuroanatomical, neuroimaging, clinical and …

Introduction Posterior fossa syndrome (PFS), also known as cerebellar mutism syndrome
(CMS), is a severe complication affecting children following surgery for posterior fossa brain …

Background Disease and therapy cause brain damage and subsequent functional loss in
pediatric patients with posterior fossa tumors. Treatment‐related toxicity factors are resection …

Background Treatment of pediatric medulloblastoma is associated with known
neurocognitive deficits that we hypothesize are caused by microstructural damage to frontal …

Due to medical advances, a large portion of children survive brain tumor diagnosis and
treatment. Therefore, it is important to identify the neuroanatomical and neurocognitive …