Heterotopic brain tissue: a rare cause of adult recurrent meningitis

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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 adul ā€¦
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Authors Whittet HB;Barker S;Anslow P;Leighton S;;
Journal the journal of laryngology and otology
Year 1990
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2370455
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine female case reports middle aged Recurrence meningitis radiography sphenoid sinus / diagnostic imaging pmid:2370455 doi:10.1017/s0022215100112617 h b whittet s barker s leighton brain* choristoma / complications* choristoma / diagnostic imaging ethmoid sinus / diagnostic imaging pneumococcal / etiology* paranasal sinus neoplasms / complications* paranasal sinus neoplasms / diagnostic imaging

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