CHRONIC ENCAPSULATED INTRACEREBRAL HEMATOMA IN A PATIENT WITH MEDICALLY INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY

Authors
KURITA H ICHI S SHIOKAWA Y
Citation
H. Kurita et al., CHRONIC ENCAPSULATED INTRACEREBRAL HEMATOMA IN A PATIENT WITH MEDICALLY INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY, British journal of neurosurgery, 12(1), 1998, pp. 51-53
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Surgery
Journal title
British journal of neurosurgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
02688697
Volume
12
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
51 - 53
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-8697(1998)12:1<51:CEIHIA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A patient with a chronic encapsulated intracerebral haematoma presenti ng with medically intractable epilepsy is described. A tough capsule c ontaining an old haematoma was confirmed surgically, and consisted of dense collagenous tissue with rich neovascularization. The radiologica l features, aetiology and treatment of this rare occurrence are discus sed.