Encephaloceles are pathological herniations of brain parenchyma through congenital or
acquired osseus-dural defects of the skull base or cranial vault. Although encephaloceles …

The management of medically intractable epilepsy is frequently assisted by the identification
of structural abnormalities made possible by modern imaging techniques. The association …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistulas are characterized by the egress of CSF from the
intracranial cavity through an osteodural disruption between the subarachnoid space and a …

Epilepsy due to encephaloceles of the temporal pole may be an under recognized, treatable
cause of refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). We describe three adult patients initially …

Purpose Antero-inferior temporal lobe meningoencephaloceles are a rare, but increasingly
recognized cause of drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). In order to evaluate …

Middle fossa encephaloceles are rare structural defects previously reported to cause
complex partial seizures. Their debated etiology is either by failed union of temporal and …

OBJECTIVE Temporal lobe encephaloceles (TLENs) are a significant cause of medically
refractory epilepsy, but there is little consensus regarding their workup and treatment. This …

The neurosurgical treatment of skull base temporal encephalocele for patients with epilepsy
is variable. We describe two adult cases of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) with spheno …

Background Meningoencephalocele (ME) is an herniation of brain parenchyma covered by
meninges through a bone defect and could be malformative or secondary. Except for rarer …

Background Refractory temporal lobe epilepsy due to spontaneous temporal pole
encephalocele is a rare but increasingly recognized condition. Optimal surgical …