A case of epidermoid cyst of the lateral ventricles is reported. The patien
t presented with a weakness of the left lower limb and neuropsychological d
isorders. The diagnosis was assessed by CT scan and MRI, and confirmed at t
he operation. The lesion has been largely removed through a transcallosal a
pproach though incompletely. However the long term follow-up,vas uneventful
. Twenty-nine cases of the literature have been reviewed.