Posterior fossa syndrome
Published: Oct 2025
Next review: Oct 2028
This factsheet has been written to help parents, carers and families understand posterior fossa syndrome (PFS), the name given to a collection of symptoms which may occur together following surgery to the back of the brain. PFS is also sometimes known as cerebellar mutism syndrome.
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How this resource was made
This factsheet was reviewed by Louise Robinson, Neuro-oncology Nurse Keyworker and Dr Sophie Thomas, Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychologist ((East Midlands C&YP Integrated Cancer Service), Dr Susanna Waern, Clinical Psychologist (The Royal Marsden), Trusha Dave, Speech & Language Therapist, Philippa Lewington, Clinical Psychologist and Victoria King, Occupational Therapist (Brainbow Brain Tumour Rehabilitation Team, Addenbrookes Hospital) and Charlotte Malcolm, Neuropsychologist (Great Ormond Street Hospital) in conjunction with the CCLG Information Advisory Group, comprising parents, survivors and multiprofessional experts in the field of children’s cancer. Thanks also to the families who contributed to this review.
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