Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 59-63 , January 2003

Nonsurgical cerebellar mutism (anarthria) in two children

  • Leena D Mewasingh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children’s University Hospital Queen Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Mewasingh; Children’s University Hospital Queen Fabiola; 15 Avenue JJ Crocq; 1020 Brussels, Belgium.
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  • Hazim Kadhim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Neuropathology Unit (Department of Anatomic Pathology), Brugmann University Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
    • Pediatric Neurology, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Brussels, Belgium
    • ,
  • Catherine Christophe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, Children’s University Hospital Queen Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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  • Florence J Christiaens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children’s University Hospital Queen Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
    • ,
  • Bernard Dan, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children’s University Hospital Queen Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium

Received 30 May 2002 ,Accepted 30 July 2002.

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PII: S0887-8994(02)00503-9

doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00503-9

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 59-63 , January 2003

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