A Rare Case of Basioccipital Encephalomeningocele with Tethered Dermoid Presenting as Cranial Nerve Palsy: A Case Report.
The basioccipital skull base is an extremely rare site for meningoencephalocele. The herniation of the brainstem or part of it through a basioccipital defect is even rarer. We report a case of rhombencephalomeningocele associated with a tethered dermoid. An extensive literature search revealed no such case report of basioccipital cranial dysraphism so far presenting with cranial nerve palsy.
Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India.
Deepasree
D
Jaganmohan
Nagarajan
N
Krishnan
Ramesh
R
Ananthakrishnan
Gopan
G
Gopalakrishna Pillai
D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*