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'''Meningoencephalocele''' is an abnormal sac of brain, cerebrospinal fluid and meninges that herniates through a defect in the skull.<ref>URL: [https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/3473/meningoencephalocele https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/3473/meningoencephalocele]. Accessed on: 26 October 2020.</ref> | '''Meningoencephalocele''' is an abnormal sac of [[brain]], cerebrospinal fluid and [[meninges]] that herniates through a defect in the skull.<ref>URL: [https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/3473/meningoencephalocele https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/3473/meningoencephalocele]. Accessed on: 26 October 2020.</ref> | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:45, 26 October 2020
Meningoencephalocele is an abnormal sac of brain, cerebrospinal fluid and meninges that herniates through a defect in the skull.[1]
General
Causes - temporal bone:[2]
- Congential.
- Traumatic.
- Post-mastoidectomy.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/3473/meningoencephalocele. Accessed on: 26 October 2020.
- ↑ Gupta A, Sikka K, Irugu DVK, Verma H, Bhalla AS, Thakar A (March 2019). "Temporal bone meningoencephaloceles and cerebrospinal fluid leaks: experience in a tertiary care hospital". J Laryngol Otol 133 (3): 192–200. doi:10.1017/S0022215119000203. PMID 30777139.