Meningioma

A rare, mostly benign, primary tumor of the meninges (arachnoid cap cells), usually located in the supratentorial compartment, commonly appearing in the sixth and seventh decade of life, clinically silent in most cases or causing hyperostosis close to the tumor and resulting in focal bulging and localized pain in less than 10% of cases. Additional features may include headache, seizures, gradual personality changes (apathy and dementia), anosmia, impaired vision, exophthalmos, hearing loss, ataxia, dysmetria, hypotonia, nystagmus, and rarely spontaneous bleeding.

Memory impairment

An impairment of memory as manifested by a reduced ability to remember things such as dates and names, and increased forgetfulness.


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PMID (PMCID)
3975831
MALE Middle Aged
Mixed teratoma and meningioma in the temporoparietal region.
Lanuza M, Poon TP, Belmonte A.
Surg Neurol. 1985;23(4):399-402.
A case of a teratoma mixed with meningioma in the left temporoparietal region in a patient with progressive memory impairment, bradyphasia, loss of visual acuity of the left eye, and left leg weakness is presented.