title: Basal meningoencephalocele, anomaly of optic disc and panhypopituitarism in association with moyamoya disease.
abstract: Basal meningoencephalocele is frequently associated with midfacial anomaly, optic disc anomaly, brain anomaly, cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, chiasma syndrome, and endocrinologic disturbance. The combination of basal meningoencephalocele and moyamoya disease is extremely rare. A 29-year-old man had basal meningoencephalocele (transsphenoidal type), anomaly of the optic disc (morning glory syndrome), panhypopituitarism and moyamoya disease. The patient was treated by hormone replacement, but surgical intervention was not required. Basal meningoencephalocele and moyamoya disease are a possible combination of the diseases.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan. komiyama@japan-mail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000150:complications*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging