Affiliations: Children's Brain Tumor Research Center, University of
Nottingham, UK | Psychology Service, Nottingham Children's Hospital,
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK | Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA | Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of
Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Note: [] Corresponding author: David Walker, Children's Brain Tumor
Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of
Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. Tel.: +44 0115 8230632; E-mail:
[email protected]
Abstract: Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome (CMS), also known as posterior fossa
syndrome (CMS/PFS), refers to a transient loss of speech followed by dysarthria
and is a common complication in the pediatric population following resection of
a cerebellar tumor. Recognition and rehabilitation of CMS is critical in the
post-operative phases of recovery. Two case studies, including neuropsychological assessments, along with the family and patient's
perspectives are reviewed.
