Spontaneous frontal intradiploic meningoencephalocele
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Spontaneous frontal intradiploic meningoencephalocele
BACKGROUND Since 1976, 10 cases of intradiploic encephaloceles have been reported in the literature. This case is the first report of a spontaneous intradiploic meningoencephalocele of the frontal bone hypothesized to be secondary to distant head trauma. CASE DESCRIPTION A 60-year-old female with a history of multiple traumatic head injuries as a child presenting with new onset generalized to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology International
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2152-7806
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.171221