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Internal brain herniation in a patient with Apert's syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7793791     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Patients with Apert's syndrome typically exhibit craniosynostosis, exorbitism, midface hypoplasia, and symmetric syndactyly. There have also been occasional descriptions of the variable dysmorphology of the inner surface of the calvarium. We present a patient with Apert's syndrome who had an intracranial herniation of a portion of the frontal lobe through a ridge of ossified dura. The ridge and the gliotic cortical tissue were removed when the patient underwent repair of the hypertelorism at age six. Bone grafts for this repair were fashioned in part from the resected ridge. We believe this finding may be the result of a small dural tear that occurred during prior surgery.
Authors:
T M Wider; T H Schwartz; P W Carmel; D Wood-Smith
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of plastic surgery     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0148-7043     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Plast Surg     Publication Date:  1995 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-07-27     Completed Date:  1995-07-27     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7805336     Medline TA:  Ann Plast Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  420-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10023, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acrocephalosyndactylia / complications*,  surgery
Bone Transplantation / methods*
Child
Encephalocele / etiology*,  surgery
Female
Frontal Lobe*
Humans
Hypertelorism / surgery
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Skull / surgery

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