Turkish Neurosurgery
1994 , Vol 4 , Num 3
INTERHEMISPHERIC EPIDERMOID TUMOUR INVOLVING LONGITUDINAL INTERHEMISPHERIC FISSURE
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