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  • Title: Transient memory disturbance after removal of an intraventricular trigonal meningioma by a parieto-occipital interhemispheric precuneus approach: Case report.
    Author: Tokunaga K, Tamiya T, Date I.
    Journal: Surg Neurol; 2006 Feb; 65(2):167-9. PubMed ID: 16427415.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Pitfalls in a parieto-occipital interhemispheric precuneus approach for the ventricular trigonal region of a dominant hemisphere have been rarely reported. We described a case with memory disturbance after surgery using this approach. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 57-year-old, right-handed woman complained of numbness of the lower extremities and underwent magnetic resonance imaging, which incidentally demonstrated a trigonal meningioma in the left lateral ventricle with a maximal diameter of 4 cm. The patient's preoperative neurologic examination was normal. The tumor was successfully removed by a parieto-occipital interhemispheric approach with an incision of the left precuneus cortex. Postoperative motor, sensory, and visual functions were normal; however, recent memory disturbance developed, which gradually resolved in the following 3 months. CONCLUSIONS: An interhemispheric precuneus approach is a useful alternative to trigonal tumors with few surgical complications, but postoperative memory disturbance can be one pitfall of this procedure.
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