There is no category for this, due to the
fact that it is exceedingly rare, and if
there was a category for it, there would
be like, one post.
I have this extremely rare disease called
Posterior Fossa Syndrome, which I get from
the removal of a brain tumor from the back
of my brain, in one of the ventricles. As
a result, it erased everything in my
cerebellum, and my executive functions
were also put on reset. No one knows why
the executive functions are affected, but
that is probably because no one is wuite
sure how the brain works. The weird thing
is, my cerebrum, the part of my brain
responsible for knowing things did not get
affected. The product of this is that I
know everything I used to know, I just
can't apply many of them. I know that
when babies are very young, they have to
learn how to use both of their eyes
together. When I got this disease, one of
my primary symptoms was that my eyes
crossed. A doctor sort of cannot answer
this question, only someone else that had
the same disease can. Did you have the
same thing happen to you? The tumor was
on my cerebellum and the seventh nerve,
which controls the lateral eye movement
for the left eye. I am thinking that it
may be the location of the tumor on the
nerve that caused this to happen. It is
not vital that I learn the answer to this
as soon as possible, but it is something I
would like to know.
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MandMs
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Posted: 02-22-08 03:36am
When was the surgery performed?
Do you have speech disturbances?
Are you experiencing difficulty swallowing
or feeling pain while swallowing?
Do you have drooping eyelids or pupil
enlargement and lack of light reaction
along with crossed eyes?
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Posted: 03-05-08 12:34pm
This is the same guy, I actually forgot
the password to sparky456, so i gotta
answer from here. The surgery was last
march, I lost the ability to talk, and for
a while in the beginning, I could not talk
at all. I did not know how to use my
vocal chords so I could not respond to
people even though I could understand what
they were saying. I do not have any
problems with swallowing actually, that is
probably the only thing that I did not get
a problem with I may have
a drooping eyelid on my right eye, which
is the one that is crossed, but if I do
then it is very slight because I did not
ever noticed it until you mentioned it.
Pupil enlargement I do not have nor do I
have a lack of reaction to light. I have
no problem answering these questions, but
I fail to see their relevance to my
initial question.
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Heir-of-God
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The same Guy Posted: 03-12-08 12:06pm
There is no category for this, due to the
fact that it is exceedingly rare, and if
there was a category for it, there would
be like, one post.
I have this extremely rare disease called
Posterior Fossa Syndrome, which I get from
the removal of a brain tumor from the back
of my brain, in one of the ventricles. As
a result, it erased everything in my
cerebellum, and my executive functions
were also put on reset. No one knows why
the executive functions are affected, but
that is probably because no one is wuite
sure how the brain works. The weird thing
is, my cerebrum, the part of my brain
responsible for knowing things did not get
affected. The product of this is that I
know everything I used to know, I just
can't apply many of them. I know that when
babies are very young, they have to learn
how to use both of their eyes together.
When I got this disease, one of my primary
symptoms was that my eyes crossed. A
doctor sort of cannot answer this
question, only someone else that had the
same disease can. Did you have the same
thing happen to you? The tumor was on my
cerebellum and the seventh nerve, which
controls the lateral eye movement for the
left eye. I am thinking that it may be the
location of the tumor on the nerve that
caused this to happen. It is not vital
that I learn the answer to this as soon as
possible, but it is something I would like
to know.
|
MandMs
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Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 1857 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
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Posted: 03-17-08 03:07am
The exact etiology of this syndrome is
unknown, and some studies have shown that
the signs and symptoms develop from an
average range of 24 to 107 hours after
surgery and may take weeks to months to
resolve.
This syndrome involves a variety of signs
and symptoms including mutism or speech
disturbances, dysphagia, decreased motor
movement, emotional lability and cranial
nerve palsies.
Crossed eyes or strabismus can be an
indication that a cranial nerve has a
lesion (lesion in either of cranial nerve
3,4 and 6 will result in the lack of
innervation to eye muscles and in a change
of eye position.)
Third Cranial Nerve Palsy usually presents
with sudden onset of double vision, the
eyelid is usually droopy and there may be
significant pain. The pupil can be
involved or spared like in your case.
Have you noticed some improvements of your
symptoms, besides speech improvement,
since the onset of this syndrome?
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I may have
a drooping eyelid on my right eye, which
is the one that is crossed, but if I do
then it is very slight because I did not
ever noticed it until you mentioned it.
Pupil enlargement I do not have nor do I
have a lack of reaction to light. I have
no problem answering these questions, but
I fail to see their relevance to my
initial question.