Brain Herniation in Neurofibromatosis with Dysplasia of Occipital Bone and Posterior Skull Base.

Brain Herniation in Neurofibromatosis with Dysplasia of Occipital Bone and Posterior Skull Base.

Case Rep Neurol Med. 2015;2015:816079

Authors: Rangarajan V, Mahore A, Patil M, Sathe P, Kaswa A, Gore S, Dharurkar P, Kawale J

Abstract
A 22-year-old female, a known case of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), presented with a congenital swelling in the left occipital region. She had developed recent onset dysphagia and localized occipital headache. Neuroradiology revealed a left occipital meningoencephalocele and a left parapharyngeal meningocele. This was associated with ventriculomegaly. She was advised on cranioplasty along with duraplasty which she denied. She agreed to a lumbar-peritoneal shunt. She described a dramatic improvement in her symptoms following the lumbar-peritoneal shunt. Occipital dysplasias, though uncommon, have been reported in the literature. We review this case and its management and discuss relevant literature on occipital dysplasias in NF1.

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