Spontaneous periodic hypothermia with lipoma of the corpus callosum

A patient with spontaneous periodic hypothermia who had both a lipoma and agenesis of the corpus callosum is described. Spontaneous periodic hypothermia associated with corpus callosum abnormalities is a distinct entity and although the mechanism underlying the hypothermic episodes is unexplained, t...

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Published in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1981-12, Vol.44 (12), p.1094-1099
Main Authors: Summers, GD, Young, AC, Little, RA, Stoner, HB, Forbes, WSTC, Jones, Rac
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Agenesis of Corpus Callosum
Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms - physiopathology
Cerebral Angiography
Corpus Callosum - diagnostic imaging
Corpus Callosum - physiopathology
Electroencephalography
Humans
Hypothermia - physiopathology
Lipoma - diagnostic imaging
Lipoma - physiopathology
Male
Sweating
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A patient with spontaneous periodic hypothermia who had both a lipoma and agenesis of the corpus callosum is described. Spontaneous periodic hypothermia associated with corpus callosum abnormalities is a distinct entity and although the mechanism underlying the hypothermic episodes is unexplained, the term “diencephalic autonomic epilepsy” does not seem appropriate.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.44.12.1094