Medulloblastoma tumors arise from primitive neural cells. The tumors are almost exclusively found in children with the posterior fossa within the cerebellum.
Long recognized as one of the most common tumors in the posterior fossa, Medulloblastomas account for 4 percent to 10 percent of primary brain tumors. In patients under the age of 20, they account for between 15 percent and 20 percent of central nervous system tumors. Roughly 300 to 500 new cases of medulloblastoma occur per year in the United States.
The Neuro-ICU cares for patients with all types of neurosurgical and neurological injuries, including stroke, brain hemorrhage, trauma and tumors. We work in close cooperation with your surgeon or medical doctor with whom you have had initial contact. Together with the surgeon or medical doctor, the Neuro-ICU attending physician and team members direct your family member's care while in the ICU. The Neuro-ICU team consists of the bedside nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians in specialty training (Fellows) and attending physicians. UCLA Neuro ICU Family Guide