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BILATERAL TEMPORAL BONE ENCEPHALOCELES AFTER CRANIAL IRRADIATION JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY Lalwani, A. K., Jackler, R. K., Harsh, G. R., Butt, F. Y. 1993; 79 (4): 596-599

Abstract

Irradiation of the central nervous system may cause significant morbidity, including endocrine dysfunction and intellectual impairment. The authors report a case of bilateral temporal bone encephaloceles in a 21-year-old man who had received prophylactic central nervous system irradiation for acute lymphocytic leukemia in early childhood. Endaural encephaloceles are uncommon, and most occur as a complication of mastoid surgery. The etiology, clinical features, radiological diagnosis, and surgical treatment of temporal bone encephaloceles are discussed.

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