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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(04): 311-313
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.57217
Neuroradiology

Case Report: Anteromedial temporosphenoidal encephalocele with a clinically silent lateral bony defect in the greater wing of the sphenoid

Anoop Kumar Pandey
Department of Radiology, St. Paul Hospital, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Abstract

Anteromedial temporosphenoidal encephalocele is the least common type of temporal encephalocele. It commonly presents with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea in adults. This article presents the CT cisternography and MRI findings of one such case, which also had an associated clinically silent defect in the greater wing of the sphenoid on the same side.

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Cerebrospinal fl uid rhinorrhea - CT cisternography - encephalocele; - MR imaging - temporal lobe


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02 August 2021

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