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Evaluation of cerebellar mutism by arterial spin-labeling perfusion magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT): a case report

Authors: Yosuke Watanabe, Fumiyuki Yamasaki, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Yoshinori Kajiwara, Takeshi Takayasu, Ryo Nosaka, Kazuhiko Sugiyama, Masao Kobayashi, Kaoru Kurisu

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 8/2012

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Cerebellar mutism is a well-known complication of posterior fossa surgery. However, the cause of this syndrome and its exact mechanisms are still unknown. According to the literature, some have reported findings of single photon emission tomography (SPECT) in patients with cerebellar mutism [1‐3]; however, these findings in individual cases are not conclusive enough to explain the mechanism of mutism. …

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Title: Evaluation of cerebellar mutism by arterial spin-labeling perfusion magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT): a case report
Authors: Yosuke Watanabe
Fumiyuki Yamasaki
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Yoshinori Kajiwara
Takeshi Takayasu
Ryo Nosaka
Kazuhiko Sugiyama
Masao Kobayashi
Kaoru Kurisu
Publication date: 01-08-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Child's Nervous System / Issue 8/2012
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1741-9

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