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posterior fossa syndrome
Etiology:
- surgical resection of posterior fossa neoplasm
- medulloblastoma
- astrocytoma
- ependymoma
Pathology:
- deficits may correlate with edema within the brachium pontis
Clinical manifestations:
- transient mutism
- mutism developed 1 to 4 days postoperatively
- symptoms generally resolve in several weeks to months
- associated neurobehavioral changes
- personality changes
- emotional lability
- decreased initiation of voluntary movements
- poor oral intake
- urinary retention
General
syndrome
disease/disorder primarily affecting brain
postoperative complication
References
- Pollack IF.
Posterior fossa syndrome.
Int Rev Neurobiol. 1997;41:411-32.
PMID: 9378600