Giant occipital meningohydroencephalocele in an adult: Another historical case in neural tube defects

O Coulibaly; Y Sogoba; D Kanikomo; M Dama; M A Camara; O Diallo

doi:10.1016/j.neuchi.2016.04.002

Giant occipital meningohydroencephalocele in an adult: Another historical case in neural tube defects

Neurochirurgie. 2016 Aug;62(4):223-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2016.04.002. Epub 2016 Jul 4.

Authors

O Coulibaly¹, Y Sogoba², D Kanikomo², M Dama³, M A Camara⁴, O Diallo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of neurosurgery, hôpital du Mali, Bamako, Mali. Electronic address: coulibalynch1@gmail.com.
² Department of neurosurgery, hôpital Gabriel-Touré, Bamako, Mali.
³ Department of neurosurgery, hôpital du Mali, Bamako, Mali.
⁴ Department of neuroradiology, hôpital du Mali, Bamako, Mali.

PMID: 27389765
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2016.04.002

Abstract

Meningohydroencephalocele is a herniation of meninges, cerebrospinal fluid, brain parenchyma and a part of the ventricular system through a bony defect in the skull. This bone defect may be congenital, spontaneous or traumatic in origin. The lesions are mostly congenital, discovered generally after birth or in very young infants. We report the first historical case of the entity in this location in a 29-year-old man and discuss the pathogenesis, surgical management and social considerations of this type of neural tube defect in our country.

Keywords: Brain herniation; Cephalocele; Folic acid; Meningohydroencephalocele; Neural tube defect.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Encephalocele / surgery*
Humans
Male
Meningocele / diagnosis
Meningocele / surgery*
Neural Tube Defects / diagnosis
Neural Tube Defects / surgery*
Skull / surgery*
Treatment Outcome