Spontaneous periodic hypothermia with lipoma of the corpus callosum

Abstract

A patient with spontaneous periodic hypothermia who had both a lipoma and agenesis of the corpus callosum is described. Spontaneous periodic hypothermia associated with corpus callosum abnormalities is a distinct entity and although the mechanism underlying the hypothermic episodes is unexplained, the term 'diencephalic autonomic epilepsy' does not seem appropriate.