Bhatoe H S
Department of Neurosurgery, Command Hospital (NC), Udhampur, India.
Br J Neurosurg. 1997 Aug;11(4):341-3. doi: 10.1080/02688699746140.
Mutism and oropharyngeal apraxia are unusual complications of surgery on the cerebellum. They usually occur in children undergoing surgery for midline cerebellar tumours. Adults are rarely affected. The pathophysiology of the syndrome, which is reversible, is uncertain with possible involvement of vermian and paravermian structures. Two patients--one child and one adult--who developed mutism after cerebellar surgery are presented.
缄默症和口咽失用症是小脑手术罕见的并发症。它们通常发生在接受中线小脑肿瘤手术的儿童身上。成人很少受到影响。这种综合征的病理生理学尚不确定，可能涉及蚓部和蚓旁结构，且该综合征是可逆的。本文报告了两名在小脑手术后出现缄默症的患者，一名儿童和一名成人。
