Posttraumatic Intradiploic Pseudomeningocele of the Occipito-Cervical Region
Xunhui Yuan1, Minghong Li, Shihua Chen
1*Department of Neurosurgery †Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang, Qingzhou ‡Department of Neurosurgery, Linqu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Linqu, Weifang City §Department of Pharmacy, Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang, Qingzhou, Shandong Province ||Department of Neurosurgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Abstract:
Pseudomeningocele is a collection of the cerebrospinal fluid in the extradural space due to a defect in the dura-arachnoid layer of the meninge, and manifests as a fibrous capsule in the space of subcutaneous tissues. Classically, growing skull fracture caused by the pseudomeningocele is not uncommon in the pediatric age group. However, a posttraumatic intradiploic pseudomeningoceles is extremely rare, and only a few patients have been described. Herein, the authors present a 6-year-old girl who developed an intradiploic pseudomeningocele of the occipito-cervical region after a severe head trauma.
