title: Chronic encapsulated intracerebral haematoma in a patient with medically intractable epilepsy.
abstract: A patient with a chronic encapsulated intracerebral haematoma presenting with medically intractable epilepsy is described. A tough capsule containing an old haematoma was confirmed surgically, and consisted of dense collagenous tissue with rich neovascularization. The radiological features, aetiology and treatment of this rare occurrence are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fuji Brain Institute and Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiokawa
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003399:Craniotomy; D017034:Epilepsy, Frontal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed