Brain Herniation in Neurofibromatosis with Dysplasia of Occipital Bone and Posterior Skull Base

A 22-year-old female, a known case of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), presented with a congenital swelling in the left occipital region. She had developed recent onset dysphagia and localized occipital headache. Neuroradiology revealed a left occipital meningoencephalocele and a left parapharyngeal menin...

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Main Authors: Vithal Rangarajan, Amit Mahore, Manoj Patil, Prashant Sathe, Amol Kaswa, Sandeep Gore, Pralhad Dharurkar, Juhi Kawale
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Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/816079
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Manoj Patil
Prashant Sathe
Amol Kaswa
Sandeep Gore
Pralhad Dharurkar
Juhi Kawale
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description A 22-year-old female, a known case of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), presented with a congenital swelling in the left occipital region. She had developed recent onset dysphagia and localized occipital headache. Neuroradiology revealed a left occipital meningoencephalocele and a left parapharyngeal meningocele. This was associated with ventriculomegaly. She was advised on cranioplasty along with duraplasty which she denied. She agreed to a lumbar-peritoneal shunt. She described a dramatic improvement in her symptoms following the lumbar-peritoneal shunt. Occipital dysplasias, though uncommon, have been reported in the literature. We review this case and its management and discuss relevant literature on occipital dysplasias in NF1.
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spelling doaj-art-934d963e958242c68df23f03e687c2d22025-08-20T02:10:10ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762015-01-01201510.1155/2015/816079816079Brain Herniation in Neurofibromatosis with Dysplasia of Occipital Bone and Posterior Skull BaseVithal Rangarajan0Amit Mahore1Manoj Patil2Prashant Sathe3Amol Kaswa4Sandeep Gore5Pralhad Dharurkar6Juhi Kawale7Department of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Medicine, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaA 22-year-old female, a known case of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), presented with a congenital swelling in the left occipital region. She had developed recent onset dysphagia and localized occipital headache. Neuroradiology revealed a left occipital meningoencephalocele and a left parapharyngeal meningocele. This was associated with ventriculomegaly. She was advised on cranioplasty along with duraplasty which she denied. She agreed to a lumbar-peritoneal shunt. She described a dramatic improvement in her symptoms following the lumbar-peritoneal shunt. Occipital dysplasias, though uncommon, have been reported in the literature. We review this case and its management and discuss relevant literature on occipital dysplasias in NF1.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/816079
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Amit Mahore
Manoj Patil
Prashant Sathe
Amol Kaswa
Sandeep Gore
Pralhad Dharurkar
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Brain Herniation in Neurofibromatosis with Dysplasia of Occipital Bone and Posterior Skull Base
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
title Brain Herniation in Neurofibromatosis with Dysplasia of Occipital Bone and Posterior Skull Base
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title_short Brain Herniation in Neurofibromatosis with Dysplasia of Occipital Bone and Posterior Skull Base
title_sort brain herniation in neurofibromatosis with dysplasia of occipital bone and posterior skull base
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