Intracranial lipomas: clinical and imaging findings.
OBJECTIVE
Intracranial lipomas are rare congenital malformations. The most common location of intracranial lipoma is the midline cerebral structures. The most frequently seen symptoms are headaches, seizures, psychomotor retardation and cranial nerve deficits. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and radiological findings of 14 patients with intracranial lipoma.


METHODS
The study comprised 14 patients diagnosed with intracranial lipoma from computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging taken after presentation at our hospital with headaches or seizures between January 2008 and April 2012. The cranial CT and MR images were evaluated by two experienced specialist radiologists. The lipoma localisation, size, morphology, any concomitant anomalies and findings of compression were recorded.


RESULTS
The study comprised 14 patients diagnosed with intracranial lipoma. The lipoma was observed to be located pericallosal, adjacent to the mamillary body and the optic chiasm, interhemispheric, in the quadrigeminal cistern and sylvian fissure. 3 patients had a history of seizures. The others had headaches.


CONCLUSIONS
If there are no concomitant central nervous system (CNS) anomalies, there are no significant clinical or neurological findings apart from headaches.
Departments of Radiology, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa.
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Karakaş
Department of Radiology, Mardin State Hospital, Mardin.
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Doğan
Department of Radiology, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Medicine, Muğla.
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Çullu
Department of Neurology, Balıklıgöl State Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
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Kocatürk
Departments of Neurology, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa.
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Kocatürk
Departments of Radiology, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa.
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Karakaş
Departments of Neurosurgery, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa.
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Celik
Departments of Radiology, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa.
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Boyaci
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