{"id":"a0cede01-a950-4f57-b165-dcb7b6baf5f8","slug":"spontaneous-frontal-intradiploic-meningoencephalocele","title":"Spontaneous frontal intradiploic meningoencephalocele","authors":["Matthew James McPheeters","Daraspreet S. Kainth","Cornelius H. Lam"],"abstract":"Background: Since 1976, 10 cases of intradiploic encephaloceles have been reported in the literature. This case is the first report of a spontaneous intradiploic meningoencephalocele of the frontal bone hypothesized to be secondary to distant head trauma. Case Description: A 60-year-old female with a history of multiple traumatic head injuries as a child presenting with new onset generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Work-up revealed a right frontal epileptic focus. Imaging showed a right frontal intradiploic lesion. The patient underwent surgical resection, which during exploration was found to be an intradiploic encephalocele. She had an uneventful postoperative course with a resolution of seizures. Conclusions: The authors hypothesize that the rare nature of posttraumatic frontal intradiploic encephaloceles is due to the increased thickness of the frontal bone compared to the parietal bone.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/a0cede01-a950-4f57-b165-dcb7b6baf5f8/featured/hero-1782420945142.png","publishDate":"2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.4103/2152-7806.171221","categories":["Pediatric Neurosurgery","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/api/articles/a0cede01-a950-4f57-b165-dcb7b6baf5f8/pdf"}