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ArticleCureus2023

Frontal Meningoencephalocele With Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Case Report.

Abdulaziz Y AlEnezi, Mahdi Aljawad, Ammar W Baltoyour, Shahad A Alotaibi, Mohammad S Alzahri

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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. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Abdulaziz Y AlEneziGeneral Practice, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, BHR.
Mahdi AljawadRadiology, Qatif Central Hospital, Qatif, SAU.
Ammar W BaltoyourGeneral Practice, Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, SAU.
Shahad A AlotaibiCollege of Medicine, Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, Al Bukayriyah, SAU.
Mohammad S AlzahriEmergency Medicine, Dallah Hospital, Riyadh, SAU.
Qatif Central Hospital · SAArabian Gulf University · BHDhahran Health Center · SAKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic brain injuries are a significant public health concern often associated with immediate consequences. However, delayed complications can manifest, including rare congenital neural tube defects such as encephaloceles. We present a case of a 45-year-old male with a history of traumatic brain injuries who developed a posttraumatic frontal meningoencephalocele associated with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea. This case emphasizes the need for vigilance in assessing patients with a history of head trauma for delayed complications, even years after the initial injury. Early diagnosis and intervention can significantly impact outcomes.

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case reportcerebrospinal fluid rhinorrheacomputed tomographymagnetic resonance imagingmeningoencephaloceletraumatic brain injury

Identifiers

PMID37920611
PMCPMC10618712
OpenAlexW4387260056

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