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RADIATION-INDUCED BILATERAL CYSTIC TEMPORAL-LOBE NECROSIS - REVERSAL OF MEMORY DEFICIT AFTER FENESTRATION AND INTERNAL SHUNTING - CASE-REPORT JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY Bederson, J. B., Harsh, G. R., Walker, J. A., Wilson, C. B. 1990; 72 (3): 503-505

Abstract

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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View details for PubMedID 2303885