Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings in a patient with cerebellar mutism after operation in posterior fossa
Cerebellar mutism is a transient period of speechlessness that evolves after posterior fossa surgery in children. Although direct cerebellar and brain stem injury and supratentorial dysfunction have been implicated in the mediation of mutism, the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the evoluti...
Main Authors: | Gonca Kara Gedik, Oktay Sari, Ender Köktekir, Gökhan Akdemir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-03-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958414000219 |
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