Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings in a patient with cerebellar mutism after operation in posterior fossa
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Tarih
2017
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Yayıncı
ELSEVIER SINGAPORE PTE LTD
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Cerebellar mutism is a transient period of speechlessness that evolves after posterior fossa surgery in children. Although direct cerebellar and brain stem injury and supratentorial dysfunction have been implicated in the mediation of mutism, the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the evolution of this kind of mutism remain unclear. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed dentatothalamocortical tract injuries and single photon emission computed tomography showed cerebellar and cerebral hypoperfusion in patients with cerebellar mutism. However, findings with F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in this group of patients have not been documented previously. In this clinical case, we report a patient who experienced cerebellar mutism after undergoing a posterior fossa surgery. Right cerebellar and left frontal lobe hypometabolism was shown using FDG PET/CT. The FDG metabolism of both the cerebellum and the frontal lobe returned to normal levels after the resolution of the mutism symptoms. (C) 2017 Asian Surgical Association and Taiwan Robotic Surgical Association. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
cerebellum, FDG, mutism, PET/CT
Kaynak
ASIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
WoS Q Değeri
Q2
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
40
Sayı
2
