American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 18, Issue 4 744-746, Copyright © 1997 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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Occult spontaneous lateral temporal meningoencephalocele: MR findings of a rare developmental anomaly
JK Horky, JC Chaloupka, CM Putman and TC Roth
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Have, Conn. 06520, USA.
We describe a case of an occult lateral temporal meningoencephalocele discovered in a 14-year-old boy during a work-up for minor head trauma. This spontaneous encephalocele resulted from a closure defect at the former sphenoidal fontanelle. Preoperative MR images are presented.