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. 2019 Mar;6(1):89-90.
doi: 10.15441/ceem.18.011. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Rare cause of seizures: ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst

Rohat Ak  1 , Fatih Doğanay  2 , Muharrem Doğan  3
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Rare cause of seizures: ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst

Rohat Ak et al. Clin Exp Emerg Med. 2019 Mar.
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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Axial computed tomography images demonstrate a 16×22-mm diameter solid fat density lesion in the frontal lobe (arrow).
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Axial computed tomography images demonstrate multiple locules of fat, suggesting cyst rupture (asterisks).
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