Supratentorial Arterial Ischemic Stroke following Cerebellar Tumor Resection in Two Children

Vol. 41, No. 4, 2005

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Supratentorial Arterial Ischemic Stroke following Cerebellar Tumor Resection in Two Children
Coriene E. Catsman-Berrevoets^a, Melanie van Breemen^a, Marie Lise van Veelen^c, Inge M. Appel^d, Maarten H. Lequin^b

Departments of
^aChild Neurology,
^bNeurosurgery,
^cOncology-Hematology, and
^dRadiology, Erasmus MC/Sophia Children Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Pediatric Neurosurgery 2005;41:206-211 (DOI: 10.1159/000086563)

Key Words

Stroke
Cerebellar tumor
Mutism
Posterior fossa syndrome

Abstract

We describe two children who developed ischemic strokes in the territory of the middle cerebral artery, one 7 days and one 11 days after resection of a cerebellar tumor. In the first child, another infarction occurred in the territory of the contralateral middle cerebral artery 5 days after the first stroke. No specific cause or underlying risk factor other than the surgical procedure was found. The subacute clinical course at stroke onset resembled that of the 'posterior fossa syndrome', suggesting a common underlying mechanism.

Author Contacts

Dr. C.E. Catsman-Berrevoets, Child Neurologist
Department of Child Neurology, Erasmus MC/Sophia Children Hospital
Dr Molewaterplein 60
NL-3015 GJ Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
Tel. +31 10 463 6341, Fax +31 10 463 4179, E-Mail c.catsman@erasmusmc.nl

Article Information

Received: November 1, 2004
Accepted after revision: January 12, 2005
Number of Print Pages : 6
Number of Figures : 2, Number of Tables : 1, Number of References : 18

Medline Abstract (ID 16088257)

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