Spontaneous symptomatic orbital meningoencephalocele in an adult patient. Case report and review of the literature

Marco Zurita; Carlos Candanedo; Samuel Moscovici; Andrew H. Kaye; Sergey Spektor

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.020

Spontaneous symptomatic orbital meningoencephalocele in an adult patient. Case report and review of the literature

Marco Zurita, Carlos Candanedo, Samuel Moscovici, Andrew H. Kaye, Sergey Spektor

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Abstract

Symptomatic spontaneous meningoencephalocele (MEC) is a very rare entity in adults and there have been no reported cases of spontaneous MEC through the orbital roof in an adult. We report a 41-year-old woman who presented with a left eyelid swelling for several weeks without any history of trauma. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a MEC through the orbital roof causing a significant blepharocele in this young patient. Supraorbital craniotomy was performed to repair the bone defect. The symptoms resolved immediately after surgery. Even though blepharocele is a rare manifestation of spontaneous orbital MEC it should be considered in the differential diagnosis for appropriate surgical management.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	224-226
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Volume	77
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.020
State	Published - 1 Jul 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adult
Blepharocele
CSF leak
Meningoencephalocele
Orbital roof

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Neurology
Clinical Neurology
Physiology (medical)

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