title: Acquired anterior Basal encephalocele in idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis.
abstract: This report describes a 49-year-old woman diagnosed as idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHCPM) with imaging evidence of diffuse dural sinus thrombosis. Over the years, secondary to the raised intracranial pressure, she had developed an anterior basal encephalocele through the defects in the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone. The relation between elevated intracranial pressure and encephalocele is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology; Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology; Trivandrum, India - chandkesav@yahoo.com.
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authors.lastname: Singh
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authors.lastname: Kesavadas
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Nair
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authors.lastname: Sarada