Temporal Lobe Encephalocoele Presenting with Seizures and Hearing Loss

E Yang, SB Yeo, TY Tan
Correspondence: Dr E Yang, dr_eugene_yang@yahoo.com.sg

ABSTRACT
A case of a bilateral temporal lobe encephalocoele that presented as seizures and hearing loss for many years. Diagnosis was confirmed on CT and MR imaging, which showed deficiencies in the temporal bone. The patient subsequently underwent surgical repair and recovered from his presenting symptoms.

Keywords: brain hernia, encephalocoele, meningoencephalocoele, seizures, temporal lobe
Singapore Med J 2004; 45(1): 40-42