Emergency Foramen Magnum Decompression for Tonsillar Herniation Secondary to Meningoencephalitis

Tonsillar herniation and coning is a rare and often late presentation of meningoencephalitis, and is associated with poor neurological outcome. We report the case of a 16-year-old female who presented unresponsive with radiological evidence of tonsillar herniation secondary to meningoencephalitis. S...

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Autores principales: Afshari, Fardad T., Wysota, Barbara, Oswal, Michelle, Mazibrada, Gordan, White, Edward A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5903160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29681828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000488235
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author Afshari, Fardad T.
Wysota, Barbara
Oswal, Michelle
Mazibrada, Gordan
White, Edward A.
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description Tonsillar herniation and coning is a rare and often late presentation of meningoencephalitis, and is associated with poor neurological outcome. We report the case of a 16-year-old female who presented unresponsive with radiological evidence of tonsillar herniation secondary to meningoencephalitis. She underwent an emergency foramen magnum decompression and C1 laminectomy with full recovery and no residual neurological deficit.
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spelling pubmed-59031602018-04-20 Emergency Foramen Magnum Decompression for Tonsillar Herniation Secondary to Meningoencephalitis Afshari, Fardad T. Wysota, Barbara Oswal, Michelle Mazibrada, Gordan White, Edward A. Case Rep Neurol Case Report Tonsillar herniation and coning is a rare and often late presentation of meningoencephalitis, and is associated with poor neurological outcome. We report the case of a 16-year-old female who presented unresponsive with radiological evidence of tonsillar herniation secondary to meningoencephalitis. She underwent an emergency foramen magnum decompression and C1 laminectomy with full recovery and no residual neurological deficit. S. Karger AG 2018-03-28 /pmc/articles/PMC5903160/ /pubmed/29681828 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000488235 Text en Copyright © 2018 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5903160/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000488235
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