Neuropsychiatric outcomes following strokes involving the cerebellum: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Given the wide-ranging involvement of cerebellar activity in motor, cognitive, and affective functions, clinical outcomes resulting from cerebellar damage can be hard to predict. Cerebellar vascular accidents are rare, comprising less than 5% of strokes, yet this rare patient population could provide essential information to guide our understanding of cerebellar function.

Methods

To gain insight into which domains are affected following cerebellar damage, we retrospectively examined neuropsychiatric performance following cerebellar vascular accidents in cases registered on a database of patients with focal brain injuries. Neuropsychiatric testing included assessment of cognitive (working memory, language processing, and perceptual reasoning), motor (eye movement

SUBMITTER: Muller Ewald VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10352988 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature