Does the surgical route matter in cerebellar mutism syndrome? Comparing transvermian and telovelar approaches for pediatric posterior fossa tumors
Merle Egeborg, Rebekka Sarup, Marianne Juhler, Aske Foldbjerg Laustsen · 2026
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Merle Egeborg and co-authors weigh in 2026 whether the path a surgeon takes to a child's back-of-brain tumor changes the risk of lost speech after surgery. That loss, part of cerebellar mutism syndrome, can also bring weak movement, slow thought, and mood change. One route cuts through the middle band of the cerebellum, called transvermian, while the other slips around it, called telovelar.
The review pooled 16 studies covering 1,369 young patients and found no clear gap in risk between the two routes. The pooled odds leaned toward more cases with the through-the-band route, yet the range around that figure crossed no effect. The authors conclude that choice of route alone does not explain which child loses speech.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Merle Egeborg, Rebekka Sarup, Marianne Juhler, Aske Foldbjerg Laustsen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |