Imaging Findings of Jugular Foramen Meningocele in a Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patient
Open Access
- 24 December 2017
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Case Reports in Radiology
- Vol. 2017, 1-3
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7047696
Abstract
Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is a neurocutaneous disorder that involves autosomal dominant transmission. Skull defects, including sphenoid dysplasia and calvarial defects, are a rare finding in patients with NF1. Spinal meningocele and sphenoid wing dysplasia have been identified in NF1 but the occurrence of meningoceles at the skull base is extremely rare. A rare instance of jugular foramen meningocele being identified in an NF1 patient on imaging is described in this paper. To the best of our knowledge, only two such cases have been reported in the English literature.Keywords
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