Complete ocular paresis in a child with posterior fossa syndrome

Pediatr Neurosurg. 2012;48(1):51-4. doi: 10.1159/000339382. Epub 2012 Aug 15.

Abstract

Posterior fossa syndrome (PFS), also known as cerebellar affective syndrome, is characterized by emotional lability and decreased speech production following injury or surgery to the cerebellum. Rarely, oculomotor dysfunction has been described in association with PFS. Here, we report a case of complete ocular paresis associated with PFS in an 11-year-old male following medulloblastoma resection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebellar Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cerebellar Diseases / surgery*
  • Child
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Oculomotor Muscles / pathology
  • Oculomotor Muscles / surgery*
  • Paresis / diagnosis
  • Paresis / surgery*