Brain Herniation in Neurofibromatosis with Dysplasia of Occipital Bone and Posterior Skull Base

Table 1

Previously reported cases of occipital meningoencephalocele in NF1.

Author	Age/sex	Cases	Presentation	Management
Nakasu et al. (1981) [4]	42 yr/M	1	Occipital scalp neurofibroma and underlying bone defect	Excision of scalp tumor with duraplasty and cranioplasty
Renshaw et al. (2003) [5]	54 yr/F	1	Massive plexiform neurofibroma extending from the left occipital region to shoulder area with large left occipital bone dysplasia and extensive cerebellar meningoencephalocele	Resection of the neurofibroma and advancement and rotational skin; flaps
Bodhey and Gupta (2006) [3]	28 yr/M	1	Occipital encephalocele with malignant transformation of overlying scalp neurofibroma	Biopsy of the scalp tumour
Dadlani et al. (2013) [1]	17 yr/M	2	Occipital meningoencephalocele with scalp neurofibroma	Duraplasty and cranioplasty
	14 yr/M		Occipital meningoencephalocele with scalp neurofibroma	Subtotal excision of tumour with duraplasty

NF1: neurofibromatosis 1; M: male; F: female.