Postoperative mutism after the clipping of a distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysm. A case report

SELCUKLU A., KURTSOY A., OKTEM I. S., Koc R. K., KAVUNCU I. A.

NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW, cilt.20, sa.3, ss.214-216, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf01105568
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.214-216
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 40-year-old man with mutism developed after clipping a left distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysm is presented. The most characteristic presenting symptom was complete absence of speech with unimpaired consciousness which occured on the fourth day after operation. The patient recovered spontaneously within three weeks.