title: Giant occipital meningohydroencephalocele in an adult: Another historical case in neural tube defects.
abstract: Meningohydroencephalocele is a herniation of meninges, cerebrospinal fluid, brain parenchyma and a part of the ventricular system through a bony defect in the skull. This bone defect may be congenital, spontaneous or traumatic in origin. The lesions are mostly congenital, discovered generally after birth or in very young infants. We report the first historical case of the entity in this location in a 29-year-old man and discuss the pathogenesis, surgical management and social considerations of this type of neural tube defect in our country.
authors.affiliation: Department of neurosurgery, hôpital du Mali, Bamako, Mali. Electronic address: coulibalynch1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Coulibaly
authors.affiliation: Department of neurosurgery, hôpital Gabriel-Touré, Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sogoba
authors.affiliation: Department of neurosurgery, hôpital Gabriel-Touré, Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kanikomo
authors.affiliation: Department of neurosurgery, hôpital du Mali, Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dama
authors.affiliation: Department of neuroradiology, hôpital du Mali, Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Camara
authors.affiliation: Department of neurosurgery, hôpital du Mali, Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Diallo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Brain herniation; Cephalocele; Folic acid; Meningohydroencephalocele; Neural tube defect