Giant Occipital Encephalocele: A Case Report and Literature Review.
agiant
encephalocele
occipital
Journal
International medical case reports journal
ISSN: 1179-142X
Titre abrégé: Int Med Case Rep J
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101566269
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
03
08
2023
accepted:
06
09
2023
medline:
18
9
2023
pubmed:
18
9
2023
entrez:
18
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Protrusion of cerebrospinal fluid and meninges is called meningocele. Meningoencephalocele is a protrusion of neural tissue and meninges. The incidence of an Encephalocele is 1 in every 5000 live births. Anterior encephalocele is more common in men, while occipital encephalocele is seen in 70% of women. In a large encephalocele, the head size is small. Encephaloceles can occasionally be very large and are called giant encephaloceles. Occipital encephaloceles accounted for 80% to 90% of encephalocele cases in the western hemisphere. Encephaloceles vary in size and content. Various factors affecting the prognosis of patients with occipital encephalocele. Among them: extent, amount of brain tissue in the sac with or without Dural venous sinuses in the sac, with the brain or occipital lobe with hydrocephalus or presence of ventricles. Rarely, the sagittal and transverse sinuses are adjacent to the sac. This is a case of an 8-month old male infant born to a mother who had no regular antenatal care. After the baby presented with progressively increasing posterior head mass which is cystic, transilluminating, tender and size is 40cmX35cm imaging demonstrated small brain tissue mainly part of right occipital lobe with most of the sac being occupied by cerebrospinal fluid. Repair done and dysplastic brain tissue resected then healthy-looking brain tissue and Dural sinuses reduced to the skull, then patient stayed in the hospital and closely followed for hydrocephalus for seven days and discharged with no hydrocephalus and no neurologic deficit.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Protrusion of cerebrospinal fluid and meninges is called meningocele. Meningoencephalocele is a protrusion of neural tissue and meninges. The incidence of an Encephalocele is 1 in every 5000 live births. Anterior encephalocele is more common in men, while occipital encephalocele is seen in 70% of women. In a large encephalocele, the head size is small. Encephaloceles can occasionally be very large and are called giant encephaloceles. Occipital encephaloceles accounted for 80% to 90% of encephalocele cases in the western hemisphere. Encephaloceles vary in size and content. Various factors affecting the prognosis of patients with occipital encephalocele. Among them: extent, amount of brain tissue in the sac with or without Dural venous sinuses in the sac, with the brain or occipital lobe with hydrocephalus or presence of ventricles. Rarely, the sagittal and transverse sinuses are adjacent to the sac.
Case Presentation
UNASSIGNED
This is a case of an 8-month old male infant born to a mother who had no regular antenatal care. After the baby presented with progressively increasing posterior head mass which is cystic, transilluminating, tender and size is 40cmX35cm imaging demonstrated small brain tissue mainly part of right occipital lobe with most of the sac being occupied by cerebrospinal fluid. Repair done and dysplastic brain tissue resected then healthy-looking brain tissue and Dural sinuses reduced to the skull, then patient stayed in the hospital and closely followed for hydrocephalus for seven days and discharged with no hydrocephalus and no neurologic deficit.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37720365
doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S433167
pii: 433167
pmc: PMC10505012
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
529-535Informations de copyright
© 2023 Hussen and Gebremedhin.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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