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==General==
==General==
Causes - temporal bone:<ref name=pmid30777139>{{cite journal |vauthors=Gupta A, Sikka K, Irugu DVK, Verma H, Bhalla AS, Thakar A |title=Temporal bone meningoencephaloceles and cerebrospinal fluid leaks: experience in a tertiary care hospital |journal=J Laryngol Otol |volume=133 |issue=3 |pages=192–200 |date=March 2019 |pmid=30777139 |doi=10.1017/S0022215119000203 |url=}}</ref>
Causes - temporal bone:<ref name=pmid30777139>{{cite journal |authors=Gupta A, Sikka K, Irugu DVK, Verma H, Bhalla AS, Thakar A |title=Temporal bone meningoencephaloceles and cerebrospinal fluid leaks: experience in a tertiary care hospital |journal=J Laryngol Otol |volume=133 |issue=3 |pages=192–200 |date=March 2019 |pmid=30777139 |doi=10.1017/S0022215119000203 |url=}}</ref>
*Congential.
*Congential.
*Traumatic.
*Traumatic.

Revision as of 15:44, 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

  1. URL: https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/3473/meningoencephalocele. Accessed on: 26 October 2020.
  2. 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.