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Case Reports
. 1988 Apr;30(2):248-51.
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1988.tb04758.x.

Recurrent meningitis and transethmoidal intranasal meningoencephalocele

J M Izquierdo  1 , L M Gil-Carcedo
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Case Reports

Recurrent meningitis and transethmoidal intranasal meningoencephalocele

J M Izquierdo et al. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1988 Apr.

Abstract

A three-year-old girl with hypertelorism suffered seven episodes of meningitis. X-ray, CT scan and gamma-cisternography revealed a meningoencephalocele at the base of the skull. At operation, a 'hole' of about 25mm was clearly visible in the midline, just behind the lamina cribrosa; through this a piece of brain tissue protruded towards the nasal cavities. The herniated brain-tissue was removed and the gap was closed. Meningitis did not recur.

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