Turkish Neurosurgery 1994 , Vol 4 , Num 3
INTERHEMISPHERIC EPIDERMOID TUMOUR INVOLVING LONGITUDINAL INTERHEMISPHERIC FISSURE
Mehmet TURGUT, Gökhan AKPINAR, Selçuk PALAOĞLU, Süleyman SAĞLAM
Department of Neurosurgery Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey In this paper, the authors describe a 39-year-old man admitted with the complaint of generalized convulsions, headache and amnesia. The radiological and neuropathological findings were interhemispheric epidermoid tumour, which is a rare location. The turnour was removed completely. The diagnosis and management of epidermoid tumours are discussed by reviewing the literature. Keywords : Convulsion, Epidermoid tumour, Interhemispheric fissure
Corresponding author : Mehmet Turgut