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

Autor: Selcuklu, Ahmet, Kurtsoy, Ali, Oktem, I., Koc, R., Kavuncu, I.
Zdroj: Neurosurgical Review; Sep1997, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p214-216, 3p
Abstrakt: 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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