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How epileptogenic are temporal encephaloceles?
Encephaloceles are spontaneous or acquired abnormal herniations of the brain into congenital or acquired osseous-dural defects of the skull base or cranial vault. When located in the middle fossa, they may present with medically intractable epilepsy, recurrent meningitis, CSF fistulas, middle ear fluid, or unilateral hearing loss. Bony deficits may involve either the body or the greater wing of...
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Frontoethmoidal encephaloceles are herniations of the intracranial contents through a defect in the skull at the junction of the frontal and ethmoidal bones. They are generally classified as nasofrontal, nasoethmoidal, and naso-orbital, although there may be some overlap or multiplicity. The records of 35 patients treated for frontoethmoidal encephaloceles were examined. Of these, 12 cases with...
متن کاملPattern of encephaloceles: a case series.
UNLABELLED Encephalocele is the protrusion of the cranial contents beyond the normal confines of the skull through a defect in the calvarium and is far less common than spinal dysraphism. The exact world wide frequency is not known. A substantial proportion of children especially those born with a large encephaloceles are physically and intellectually disabled. Our objective of this descriptive...
متن کاملTreatment of anterior encephaloceles over 24 years in Kosova.
INTRODUCTION In the present study we report 36 cases of anterior encephaloceles treated at Clinic of Neurosurgery in the University Clinical Center of Kosova over a 24 year period. MATERIALS AND METHODS All 36 children were included in this retrospective study (1986 through 2009). Their ages ranged from 1 day to 10 years (mean 13 months); 20 were boys and 16 were girls. The commonest type of ...
متن کاملEndoscopic repair of lateral sphenoid Encephaloceles: a case series
Background Lateral sphenoid encephaloceles present a surgical challenge. These encephaloceles may be difficult to access given their lateral location and proximity to the neural and vascular structures of the sphenoid floor, pterygopalatine fossa, and lateral and superior sphenoid walls. Additionally, many patients have idiopathic intracranial hypertension, increasing the risk of recurrence. Wh...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1992
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-6-12-1