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Asymptomatic Lipoma of Corpus Callosum – Computerised Tomographic Demonstration

Case Report, Volume 02 Issue 4 – October to December 2009

Authors

Dr. M Sambasivan, MS, MS (Neuro Surgery), FRCS1, Dr. P Sanalkumar, MS (Gen), MCh (Neuro Surgery)1, Dr. Mahesh, MCh (Neuro Surgery)1, Dr. Abeed Bash, MBBS1
1 Cosmopolitan Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram


Abstract

Corpus callosum lipomas are rare. 50% of the corpus callosum lipomas were asymptomatic and were diagnosed during routine neuro-radiological investigations. The present case is an incidental C.T. finding while investigating a case of head trauma. In symptomatic cases 50% presented with fits, 20% with mental retardation, and 13% with hemi paresis. The article presents a 15 year old boy in whom a corpus callosum lipoma was detected during evaluation for head injury.


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