Interictal 18F- FDG PET/computed tomography brain in a case of frontoethmoidal encephalocele

Abstract Encephaloceles, also known as meningoencephaloceles, are a group of neurological disorders characterized by herniation of the cerebral parenchyma along with overlying meninges through openings in the skull bone. They can be seen following congenital defect in neural tube closure or acquired...

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Published inWorld journal of nuclear medicine Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 398 - 400
Main Authors Kousik, Vankadari, Satish, Kandraju, Rao, Sai, Rajesh, Boyina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published A-12, 2nd Floor, Sector 2, Noida-201301 UP, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2021
Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Subjects
Birth defects
Case Report
Computed tomography
Congenital defects
Encephalocele
Epilepsy
Genetic disorders
Hypometabolism
Neurological diseases
Positron emission
Seizures
Seizures (Medicine)
Skull
Tomography
frontoethmoidal encephalocele
FDG PET brain
interictal
Electroencephalogram
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Summary:Abstract Encephaloceles, also known as meningoencephaloceles, are a group of neurological disorders characterized by herniation of the cerebral parenchyma along with overlying meninges through openings in the skull bone. They can be seen following congenital defect in neural tube closure or acquired defect in the skull bone. We report a case of acquired frontoethmoidal encephalocele presenting with drug-refractory epilepsy. Interictal FDG PET-computed tomography done for lateralization and localization of seizure focus showed right-sided frontoethmoidal encephalocele associated with hypometabolism in the adjacent right frontopolar cortex, concordant with ictal onset on electroencephalogram.
ISSN:1450-1147
1607-3312
DOI:10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_25_21