%0 Journal Article
%T Basal encephalocele associated with morning glory syndrome: case report
%A Minotto
%A Ivanete
%A Abdala
%A Nitamar
%A Miachon
%A Adriana Aparecida Siviero
%A Spinola e Castro
%A Angela Maria
%A Imamura
%A Paulo
%A Nogueira
%A Roberto Gomes
%J Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
%D 2007
%I Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO
%R 10.1590/S0004-282X2007000600013
%X the basal encephaloceles refer to rare entities and they correspond to herniation of brain tissue through defects of skull along the cribiform plate or the sphenoid bone. a rare morning glory syndrome, with characteristic retinal defect has been reported in association with basal encephaloceles. hypophysis hormonal deficiencies may occur. we accounted for a pituitary dwarfism with delayed diagnosed transsphenoidal encephalocele associated with morning glory syndrome, showing the alterations found in retinography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
%K basal encephalocele
%K morning glory syndrome
%K computed tomography
%K magnetic resonance imaging
%K pituitary dwarfism.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0004-282X2007000600013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en