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Encephalocele
Studies from George Washington University in the area of encephalocele published
January 20th, 2009
"Encephaloceles are pathological herniations of brain parenchyma through congenital or acquired osseus-dural defects of the skull base or cranial vault. Although encephaloceles are known as rare conditions, several surgical reports and clinical series focusing on spontaneous encephaloceles of the temporal lobe may be found in the otological, maxillofacial, radiological, and neurosurgical literature," scientists writing in the journal Neurosurgical Focus report. "A variety of symptoms such as occult or symptomatic CSF fistulas, recurrent meningitis, middle ear effusions or infections, conductive hearing loss, and medically intractable epilepsy have been described...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-20)
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