BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: PFS occurs in approximately 25% of pediatric patients
receiving surgery for midline posterior fossa tumors. Increasing evidence suggests that PFS …

Background Posterior fossa syndrome (PFS) is a severe, postoperative complication
occurring in about 25% of pediatric patients undergoing surgery for midline tumors in the …

Background Posterior fossa syndrome (PFS) is an important complication of posterior fossa
surgery in children. The pathophysiology of this condition remains unclear, but there is …

Introduction Posterior fossa tumors are the most common brain tumor of children. Aggressive
resection correlates with long-term survival. A high incidence of posterior fossa syndrome …

Introduction Posterior fossa syndrome (PFS), also known as cerebellar mutism syndrome
(CMS), is a severe complication affecting children following surgery for posterior fossa brain …

Posterior fossa syndrome is a severe transient loss of language that frequently complicates
resection of tumors of the cerebellum. The associated pathophysiology and relevant …

Background Cerebellar mutism (CM), pseudobulbar palsy, posterior fossa syndrome (PFS),
and cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS) are terms that have been used …

Although the posterior fossa syndrome (PFS) can be considered as an aetiologically
heterogeneous condition affecting children and adults, it most often occurs in paediatric …

Purpose A preliminary survey of pediatric neurosurgeons working at different centers around
the world suggested differences in clinical practice resulting in variation in the risk of …

A 7-year-old boy developed mutism after surgery for cerebellar medulloblastoma.
Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) whowed atrophy of the cerebellar vermis …