title: A Meningoencephalocele Caused by a Chronic Growing Skull Fracture in a 76-Year-Old Patient.
abstract: We present a case of a growing skull fracture in adult male, with an interval of 43 years after initial trauma. This finding is extremely rare, especially because growing skull fractures are mostly seen as an uncommon complication of pediatric head trauma with calvarial fracture. In our patient, this finding was incidental, existed for many years, and had no clinical consequences. Therefore, we advised a conservative treatment for our patient.
authors: Department of Neurology, Sint Elisabeth hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands. Electronic address: wmoudrous@gmail.com.
authors: Walid
authors: W
authors: Moudrous
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
authors: Hieronymus D
authors: HD
authors: Boogaarts
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
authors: J André
authors: JA
authors: Grotenhuis
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000368:Aged; D000072700:Conservative Treatment; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology; D018450:Disease Progression; D004244:Dizziness / Q000209:etiology; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Growing skull fracture; Head trauma; Meningoencephalocele