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Traumatic Fronto-Ethmoidal Encephalocele: A Rare Case
Author(s) -
Neşat Çullu,
Mehmet Deveer,
Ekrem Karakaş,
Ömer Karakaş,
Ferhat Bozkuş,
Bahattin Çelik
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the eurasian journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1308-8742
pISSN - 1308-8734
DOI - 10.5152/eajm.2014.50
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalocele , magnetic resonance imaging , computed tomography , radiology , surgery
Encephalocele is defined as herniation of the brain tissue from a bone defect in the cranium. It may be congenital, traumatic, tumoural or develop spontaneously. Traumatic fronto-ethmoidal encephalocele is rare and should be kept in mind for patients who have suffered trauma. Early diagnosis is important in terms of preventing life-threatening complications such as meningitis. Encephalocele and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage can be easily determined with basic radiological imaging methods and clinical findings. The computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings are here presented of a case with traumatic encephalocele.

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