Abstract
Two cases of quadrigeminal plate cistern lipoma detected by CT scan, one of which produced impairment of vertical gaze, are reported. The problems of diagnosis and therapy of intracranial lipomas are briefly discussed.
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Gli Autori riportano due pazienti affetti da lipoma della cisterna della lamina quadrigemina diagnosticati con la tomografia computerizzata. Uno di questi presentava una limitazione dello sguardo verso l'alto.
Vengono brevemente discussi i problemi concernenti la diagnosi e la terapia dei lipomi intracranici.
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Ambrosetto, P., Martinelli, P., Bacci, A. et al. Lipoma of the quadrigeminal plate cistern. Ital J Neuro Sci 6, 347–349 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02232013
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