Mesial temporal lobe epidermoid tumour compressing the hippocampal formation caused refractory temporal lobe epilepsy.
The authors report an unusual case of intradural epidermoid tumour in a 19-year-old girl presenting with refractory complex partial seizures including auditory hallucinations, and memory dysfunction. A complete resection was carried out sparing the hippocampus resulting in seizure freedom.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Guive
G
Sharifi
Ehsan
E
Alavi
Mohammad
M
Samadian
Faezeh
F
Faramarzi
Karim
K
Haddadian
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006624:Hippocampus; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D013702:Temporal Lobe; D016896:Treatment Outcome