Evaluating the diagnostic validity of the cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS) in pediatric posterior fossa tumor patients.

11 The few existing studies have suggested that lesion location and disruptions of the cerebrocerebellar circuits might be significant predictors for CCAS, 5 , 13 , 19 with patients with lesions in the cerebellar posterior lobe and the vermis being at an especially high risk for CCAS. 5 To improve the validity of diagnosis, external criteria associated with neuropsychological difficulties such as special educational needs (SEN) must be considered.

also in 2,435 other papers