Primary intranasal encephalocele: a rare cause of bacterial meningitis
| Autor: | J. Rakicky, Peter Berlit, K. Tornow |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea Encephalocele Meningitis Bacterial Streptococcal Infections medicine Humans Meningitis Aseptic Nose Surgical repair business.industry Meningitis Pneumococcal General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Skull medicine.anatomical_structure Neurology Coronal plane Nasal administration Female Neurology (clinical) business Complication Tomography X-Ray Computed Meningitis |
| Zdroj: | Acta neurologica Scandinavica. 85(6) |
| ISSN: | 0001-6314 |
| Popis: | In four patients with bacterial meningitis a primary intranasal encephalocele was found as portal of entry. In two of the cases the malformation had been misdiagnosed as a nasal polyp and operated upon. In two patients a cerebrospinal fluid fistula developed spontaneously at the age of 54 years. None of the patients had associated symptoms indicating the presence of a cleft. Encephaloceles can be readily visualized by computed tomography particularly in coronal sections. The treatment of choice is transcranial surgical repair. |
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