Long-Term Sequelae after Cerebellar Astrocytoma Surgery

Abstract

The long-term effects on neurologic, neuropsychological, and behavioral functioning in a consecutive series of 23 children treated surgically for cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma without additional radio- and chemotherapy are determined in a study at Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and other medical centers.

Keywords

• cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma
• mutism and subsequent dysarthria
• cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome