Temporal lobe epilepsy due to an intracerebral Schwannoma: case report

M J Van Rensburg; N S Proctor; J Danziger; M S Orelowitz

doi:10.1136/jnnp.38.7.703

Temporal lobe epilepsy due to an intracerebral Schwannoma: case report

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1975 Jul;38(7):703-9. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.38.7.703.

Authors

M J Van Rensburg, N S Proctor, J Danziger, M S Orelowitz

Abstract

An intracerebral Schwannoma giving rise to temporal lobe epilepsy is described. The possible origin of such tumours in the central nervous system in general, and in the temporal lobe in particular, is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Neoplasms / complications*
Brain Neoplasms / pathology
Brain Neoplasms / surgery
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / etiology*
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / surgery
Humans
Male
Neurilemmoma / complications*
Neurilemmoma / pathology
Neurilemmoma / surgery
Temporal Lobe*