Pneumococcal meningitis secondary to intra-sphenoidal encephalocoele.

Autor: Sare GM; Department of Neurology, Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Manchester, UK., Varma A, Green K, Herwadkar A, Gnanalingham KK
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta neurochirurgica [Acta Neurochir (Wien)] 2009 Jan; Vol. 151 (1), pp. 103-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Jan 15.
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-008-0162-8
Abstrakt: Basal encephalocoeles are rare congenital abnormalities of the skull base. The authors describe a rare case of spontaneous CSF leak and meningitis secondary to an intra-sphenoidal encephalocoele. Initial endoscopic transsphenoidal repair was unsuccessful, necessitating a combined subtemporal and transsphenoidal approach to close the defect.
Databáze: MEDLINE