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Cureus
November 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN.
The clinical manifestation of intracranial mycotic aneurysms (ICMAs), which are rare but carry high risks of rupture and early mortality, remains poorly understood. We present a case of an ICMA that rapidly developed and ruptured after the diagnosis of meningitis caused by (), which rarely causes bacterial meningitis. A 54-year-old man presented with a headache that worsened on coughing, without altered consciousness or vomiting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Otolaryngol
December 2024
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, "San Bortolo" Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.
Congenital meningoencephaloceles of the anterior skull base (ASB) are rare lesions that become evident during childhood and, if not properly diagnosed and treated, can be associated with severe complications. In the past, encephaloceles were treated exclusively with open surgical approaches, which, however, are associated with high complication rates. Recent years have seen the large-scale introduction of transnasal endoscopic approaches to the skull base, and several Authors suggest that endoscopic resection and repair in cases of meningoencephalocele may be the treatment of first choice, being associated with lower complication rates and reduced operative time compared with open procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
Department of ENT, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalya, Geeta Colony, New Delhi, India.
Congenital nasal swellings are commonly encountered in pediatric practice. Differential diagnosis includes dermoid cyst, meningoencephalocele, glioma, benign tumors. Here we discuss 10 cases of nasal dermoid which were studied between January 2022 - December 2022 to obtain clinical data for diagnosis and treatment in pediatric population.
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January 2025
Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (MEE), Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Objective: To review the management of meningitis, large lateral skull base defect, and meningoencephalocele following pediatric cochlear implant (CI) surgery.
Study Design: Case report.
Methods: Patient demographics, medical and surgical history, computed tomography (CT).
J Neurosurg
September 2024
1Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland.
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