title: Giant cervical pseudomeningocoele following brachial plexus trauma.
abstract: We report an unusual case of a young man with a traumatic brachial plexus injury who presented with a large right-sided neck swelling 1 month after trauma. Clinical and diagnostic evaluations revealed a giant cervical pseudomeningocoele with meningitis and hydrocephalus. Following treatment for meningitis, the patient underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which produced total resolution of the pseudomeningocoele. The management is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, CN Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. manmohan1972@gmail.com
authors.forename: Manmohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Manish Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kasliwal
authors.forename: Ashok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed