Cerebellar Vermian Epidermoid Tumor: A Report of 2 Cases.

Background: Epidermoid tumors are rare, benign slow-growing congenital tumors, most frequently located in the cerebellopontine angle of the intracranial cavity. They usually grow to a large size before patients become symptomatic. Although these tumors are amenable to surgery, their adherence to neurovascular structures poses a surgical challenge that results in subtotal resection, thus increasing the risk of recurrence.

Facial nerve palsy after head injury: Case incidence, causes, clinical profile and outcome.

Background: To investigate the case incidence, causes, clinical profile, and outcome of facial nerve palsy complicating head trauma.

Method: A 10-year (1991-2000) retrospective study of head injured patients at the University Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. Age, gender, and neurologic findings were analyzed.