Cerebellar Mutism Following Closed Head Injury in a Child

Cerebellar mutism is a rare occurrence following paediatric trauma. Although it is quite common after posterior fossa surgery in children, this phenomenon has rarely been reported following other insults, such as trauma, and its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. We report a seven-year-old c...

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Main Authors:	Rajeev Kariyattil, Mohamed I. A. Rahim, Unnikrishnan Muthukuttiparambil
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sultan Qaboos University 2015-02-01
Series:	Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:	head injury mutism paediatrics complications case report oman.
Online Access:	https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2003

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spelling	doaj-afc403f94bb04f28ba4a1cca60d15c4b2020-11-25T02:55:14ZengSultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 2075-051X2075-05282015-02-011511331351924Cerebellar Mutism Following Closed Head Injury in a ChildRajeev Kariyattil0Mohamed I. A. Rahim1Unnikrishnan Muthukuttiparambil2Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanCerebellar mutism is a rare occurrence following paediatric trauma. Although it is quite common after posterior fossa surgery in children, this phenomenon has rarely been reported following other insults, such as trauma, and its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. We report a seven-year-old child who presented to the casualty department of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman, in May 2013 with a traumatic right cerebellar contusion. The child presented with clinical features of cerebellar mutism but underwent a rapid and spontaneous recovery. The possible mechanism of this occurrence is discussed.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2003head injurymutismpaediatricscomplicationscase reportoman.
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author	Rajeev Kariyattil Mohamed I. A. Rahim Unnikrishnan Muthukuttiparambil
spellingShingle	Rajeev Kariyattil Mohamed I. A. Rahim Unnikrishnan Muthukuttiparambil Cerebellar Mutism Following Closed Head Injury in a Child Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal head injury mutism paediatrics complications case report oman.
author_facet	Rajeev Kariyattil Mohamed I. A. Rahim Unnikrishnan Muthukuttiparambil
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title	Cerebellar Mutism Following Closed Head Injury in a Child
title_short	Cerebellar Mutism Following Closed Head Injury in a Child
title_full	Cerebellar Mutism Following Closed Head Injury in a Child
title_fullStr	Cerebellar Mutism Following Closed Head Injury in a Child
title_full_unstemmed	Cerebellar Mutism Following Closed Head Injury in a Child
title_sort	cerebellar mutism following closed head injury in a child
publisher	Sultan Qaboos University
series	Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
issn	2075-051X 2075-0528
publishDate	2015-02-01
description	Cerebellar mutism is a rare occurrence following paediatric trauma. Although it is quite common after posterior fossa surgery in children, this phenomenon has rarely been reported following other insults, such as trauma, and its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. We report a seven-year-old child who presented to the casualty department of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman, in May 2013 with a traumatic right cerebellar contusion. The child presented with clinical features of cerebellar mutism but underwent a rapid and spontaneous recovery. The possible mechanism of this occurrence is discussed.
topic	head injury mutism paediatrics complications case report oman.
url	https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2003
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Cerebellar Mutism Following Closed Head Injury in a Child

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