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ArticleCureus2023

Frontonasal Encephalocele Complicated With Pseudotumor Cerebri: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Alaa Hamad, Dalal F Alageel, Abdul Rahman Khan, Faisal Joueidi, Anas S Alyazidi, Atiah B Ismail, Peter Spangenberg, Imaduddin Kanaan

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alaa HamadCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, SAU.
Dalal F AlageelCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, SAU.
Abdul Rahman KhanCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, SAU.
Faisal JoueidiCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, SAU.
Anas S AlyazidiCollege of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, SAU.
Atiah B IsmailCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, SAU.
Peter SpangenbergNeurosurgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, SAU.
Imaduddin KanaanNeurosurgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, SAU.

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Abstract

Primary pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PPTS) is a rare disorder of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) in the absence of an identifiable underlying etiology. Afflicted patients are usually obese women in their reproductive age presenting with symptoms of elevated ICP. Seldom, patients can present with an encephalocele. We reported a case of a 31-year-old female who initially presented to our center with complaints of headaches, foreign body sensation in the nasal cavity, and decreased ability to smell. Brain computed tomography (CT) scan showed a large intranasal encephalocele and defect along the frontal skull base, through which brain tissue was herniating. The patient was successfully treated surgically by implantation of a lumboperitoneal shunt to manage the high ICP caused by her PPTS. In combination, reconstruction of the frontal skull base defect for the encephalocele was performed. Currently, the patient is doing well despite some on-and-off headaches.

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case reportencephalocelefrontal skull base reconstructionfrontonasal encephaloceleidiopathic intracranial hypertensionliterature reviewpseudotumor cerebri syndrome

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PMID37868498
PMCPMC10585118

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