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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2016; 11(02): 174-175
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.175620
CASE REPORT

Sylvian fissure epidermoid cyst presenting with intention tremor

Authors

  • Abhidha Shah

    Department of Neurosurgery, K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Feda Makkiyah

    Department of Neurosurgery, K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Atul Goel

    Department of Neurosurgery, K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Epidermoid tumors are benign tumors which contain keratin, cellular debris, and cholesterol, and are lined with stratified squamous epithelium. They grow in discreet silence sustained over a multitude of years. The tumors most commonly present with headache and seizures. We report the case of a 24-year-old male with a large sylvian fissure epidermoid tumor who presented with intention tremor. The patient was operated, and a near-total excision of the tumor was performed with a resolution of the tremor.

Key-words:

Epidermoid - intention tremor - middle fossa


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20 September 2022

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