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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Radiation-induced bilateral cystic temporal lobe necrosis: reversal of memory deficit after fenestration and internal shunting
:
Case report
Beteiligte:
Bederson, Joshua B.;
Harsh, Griffith R.;
Walker, John A.;
Wilson, Charles B.
Erschienen:
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG), 1990
Erschienen in:Journal of Neurosurgery
Sprache:
Nicht zu entscheiden
DOI:
10.3171/jns.1990.72.3.0503
ISSN:
0022-3085
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Beschreibung:
<jats:p content-type="fine-print">✓ The authors report a case in which bilateral cystic temporal lobe necrosis developed after treatment of nasopharyngeal lymphoepithelioma with 7000 cGy of external beam radiation. The patient presented with an isolated memory deficit that was documented by neuropsychological testing. After fenestration and internal shunting of both cysts, there was striking resolution of the lesions and of the memory deficit.</jats:p>