Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea in anteromedial temporal occult encephalocele

Authors
Vergoni, G Antonelli, V Veronesi, V Servadei, F
Citation
G. Vergoni et al., Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea in anteromedial temporal occult encephalocele, BR J NEUROS, 15(2), 2001, pp. 156-158
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
ISSN journal
02688697 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
156 - 158
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-8697(200104)15:2<156:SCFRIA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A 75-year-old man was admitted because of a spontaneous rhinorrhoea without a previous history of head injury. Computed tomography showed bone rarefac tion of the floor of the middle cranial fossa and magnetic resonance imagin g demonstrated a right temporal encephalocele. This was treated via extradu ral approach, and the bone defects were plugged with temporalis fascia, mus cle and the fibrin glue. No recurrence of rhinorrhoea was observed at the f ollow-up (1 year).