title: Idiopathic temporal encephalocele: report of two cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Idiopathic brain herniation into the middle ear is a rare condition that represents diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The authors present here two new cases of idiopathic brain herniation with special clinical presentation and emphasis on radiographic studies, particularly computed tomographic scan and magnetic resonance imaging, which allowed the authors to detect the malformation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The two patients underwent surgical treatment with infratemporal approach and recovered perfectly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngologie, CHU Nord, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vallicioni
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caces
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Braccini
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Magnan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chays
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed