title: Abnormal venous system in occipital meningoencephalocele: MR angiography.
abstract: In the literature, the combination of an abnormal cerebral venous system at conventional cerebral angiography with meningoencephalocele has been described. To our knowledge an abnormal venous system in patients with a meningoencephalocele disclosed by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) has never been reported. A case is presented and the value of MRA, especially in the pediatric population, is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Thijssen
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rotteyeel
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Bakker Niezen
mesh_terms: D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000473:pathology; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery