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Intracranial Lipoma

About: Intracranial Lipoma is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 147 publications have been published within this topic receiving 2394 citations.


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TL;DR: The only two cases which are known to the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London are reported and the value of computerised axial tomography (EMI scan) in making the diagnosis and showing associated anomalies is demonstrated.
Abstract: Lipoma of the corpus callosum is a rare congenital condition, often asymptomatic, but which may present as epilepsy, hemiplegia, dementia, or headaches. This paper reviews the condition and reports the only two cases which are known to the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London. The second case demonstrated the value of computerised axial tomography (EMI scan) in making the diagnosis and showing associated anomalies.

47 citations

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TL;DR: Surgical excision may result in high morbidity and mortality due to the highly vascular nature of intracranial lipomas and the latter’s strong adhesion to the surrounding tissue and is very rarely indicated.
Abstract: Intracranial lipomas are rare congenital malformations which are neither hematomas nor true neoplasms. They result from the abnormal persistence and maldifferentiation of the meninx primitiva. The majority of such lesions occur near the midline. Around 55% of intracranial lipomas are associated with brain malformations of varying severity. Although they are usually an incidental finding, symptomatic intracranial lipomas are sometimes observed. Surgical excision may result in high morbidity and mortality due to the highly vascular nature of intracranial lipomas and the latter's strong adhesion to the surrounding tissue and is very rarely indicated.

44 citations

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TL;DR: A case of symptomatic intracranial lipoma of the superior medullary velum is described with emphasis on the correlation between computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in evaluation of the lesion.
Abstract: ✓ Intracranial lipoma is an uncommon lesion that has been well described in both the neurosurgical and neuroradiological literature for many years. This lesion is usually only an incidental finding, but it may be symptomatic. The authors describe a case of symptomatic intracranial lipoma of the superior medullary velum with emphasis on the correlation between computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in evaluation of the lesion.

42 citations

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TL;DR: A patient with congenital hydrocephalus and poor vision since early childhood, but with normal motor and intellectual development, suffered progressive mental deterioration during the last decade of life and was found to have severe hydrocephalu secondary to a lipoma of the midbrain tectum obstructing the aqueduct of Sylvius.
Abstract: ✓ A patient with congenital hydrocephalus and poor vision since early childhood, but with normal motor and intellectual development, suffered progressive mental deterioration during the last decade of life. At necropsy he was found to have severe hydrocephalus secondary to a lipoma of the midbrain tectum obstructing the aqueduct of Sylvius. In addition, the septum pellucidum was absent, the corpus callosum was thinned, and the anterior visual system was atrophic. The case emphasizes the importance of full neuroradiological investigation of congenital hydrocephalus. The possible association of intracranial lipoma with septo-optic dysplasia is discussed.

38 citations

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TL;DR: Surgical extirpation is not necessary in the majority of patients, many of whom show remarkable clinical improvement following shunt procedures for obstructive hydrocephalus (when present) as well as vigorous treatment of co-existing conditions.
Abstract: Intracranial lipomas are very rare lesions, which are probably congenital. Though they can occur anywhere in the intracranial space, a high proportion of cases tend to be ++located around the midline. They are usually asymptomatic. When symptoms do occur, they are frequently the result of co-existing general clinical conditions. Lipomas used to be reported mainly as incidental findings at autopsy, but advances in neuroimaging techniques have greatly improved the likelihood of their being discovered during life. Surgical extirpation is not necessary in the majority of patients, many of whom show remarkable clinical improvement following shunt procedures for obstructive hydrocephalus (when present) as well as vigorous treatment of co-existing conditions.

35 citations

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20193
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