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[Mutism after posterior fossa tumor surgery. Report of 2 cases]
R Wagner1, P Gallo, P P Oppitz
1Hospital Cristo Redentor-Porto Alegre, Brasil.
Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria
|March 1, 1995
Abstract:
The authors present two cases of mutism after posterior fossa surgery. Two patients aged 16 and 5 years old respectively with astrocytoma and medulloblastoma, developed mutism after the operation. Topographic aspects of the condition are discussed and its neurological expression.