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Heterotopic brain tissue: A rare cause of adult recurrent meningitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

H. B. Whittet ,
S. Barker ,
P. Anslow  and
S. Leighton
H. B. Whittet*
Affiliation:
E.N.T. Department, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Rd., Oxford OX2 8HE.
S. Barker
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Rd., Oxford OX2 8HE.
P. Anslow
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Rd., Oxford OX2 8HE.
S. Leighton
Affiliation:
E.N.T. Department, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Rd., Oxford OX2 8HE.
*
H. B. Whittet, F.R.C.S., E.N.T. Department, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE.
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Abstract

Heterotopic brain tissue is a rare cause of symptoms in neonates in whom it may present with respiratory obstruction. In infants it may produce unilateral nasal obstruction due to a nasal ‘polyp’ or cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea with an associated risk of meningitis. It is exceedingly rare in adults but may nevertheless be a cause of significant morbidity as this case demonstrates.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 4 , April 1990 , pp. 328 - 330
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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