Traumatic orbital encephalocele.
We describe a 39-year-old man in whom progressive pulsatile proptosis developed 2 days after he suffered a head injury. Computed tomography revealed an isolated blow-in fracture of the orbital roof with herniation of the left frontal lobe into the orbit. Neurosurgical intervention to repair the orbital defect led to full recovery.
Antworth
M V
MV
Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa 34616.
Beck
R W
RW
D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity