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Case Reports
Posttraumatic cerebrospinal fluid accumulation within the eyelid: a case report and review of the literature.
- Ali Arslantaş, Murat Vural, Metin And Atasoy, Ahmet Ozsandik, Seyhan Topbaş, and Esref Tel.
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Osmangazi, Eskişehir, Turkey. aarslanta@yahoo.com
- Childs Nerv Syst. 2003 Jan 1; 19 (1): 54-6.
AbstractHISTORY AND PRESENTATION. A case of a 3-year-old child with a right upper pulsatile eyelid swelling following a falling injury 3 months before is described. Computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a fracture of the orbital roof, a basofrontal dural tear and a direct communication of the cystic cavity with the subarachnoid space. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME. The patient underwent dural repair for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage and was discharged in good health.
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