Author(s)

N. K. Mazarakis, F. Summers, A. D. Murray, G. D. Waiter, I. P. Fouyas

ISBN

0268-8697

Publication year

2011

Periodical

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Periodical Number

5

Volume

25

Pages

658-661

Author Address

Mazarakis, NK Nottingham Univ Hosp NHS Trust, Dept Neurosurg, Derby Rd, Nottingham NG7 2UH, England Queens Med Ctr, Dept Neurosurg, Nottingham NG7 2UH, England Aberdeen Royal Infirm, Aberdeen, Scotland Univ Aberdeen, Dept Radiol, Aberdeen, Scotland Univ Aberdeen, Aberdeen Biomed Imaging Ctr, Aberdeen, Scotland

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We report a case of an interventricular ependymoma which was surgically removed but also required bilateral transection of the fornices resulting in memory impairment which gradually improved. Functional MR images using a memory paradigm showed that recovery correlated with cortical plasticity involving activation of the orbitofrontal cortex and the middle temporal gyrus.