RADIATION-INDUCED BILATERAL CYSTIC TEMPORAL-LOBE NECROSIS - REVERSAL OF MEMORY DEFICIT AFTER FENESTRATION AND INTERNAL SHUNTING - CASE-REPORT

被引:14
作者
BEDERSON, JB [1 ]
HARSH, GR [1 ]
WALKER, JA [1 ]
WILSON, CB [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94122
关键词
cyst; memory deficit; nasopharyngeal carcinoma; radiation necrosis; temporal lobe compression;
D O I
10.3171/jns.1990.72.3.0503
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
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.
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