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Abstract
Brain tissue herniation through a congenital or acquired defect in the skull. The majority of congenital encephaloceles occur in the occipital or frontal regions. Clinical features include a protuberant mass that may be pulsatile. The quantity and location of protruding neural tissue determines the type and degree of neurologic deficit. Visual defects, psychomotor developmental delay, and persistent motor deficits frequently occur.
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- Bifid Cranium
- Cephalocele
- Cranial Meningoencephalocele
- Craniocele
- Cranium Bifidum
- Hernia, Cerebral
- Bifid Craniums
- Bifidum, Cranium
- Bifidums, Cranium
- Cephaloceles
- Cerebral Hernia
- Cerebral Hernias
- Cranial Meningoencephaloceles
- Cranioceles
- Cranium Bifidums
- Cranium, Bifid
- Craniums, Bifid
- Encephaloceles
- Hernias, Cerebral
- Meningoencephalocele, Cranial
- Meningoencephaloceles, Cranial
- Acquired Encephalocele
- Cerebellar Hernia
- Cerebellar Herniation
- Encephalocele, Acquired
- Encephalocele, Frontal
- Encephalocele, Occipital
- Encephalocele, Sincipital
- Frontal Encephalocele
- Notoencephalocele
- Occipital Encephalocele
- Sincipital Encephalocele
- Tonsillar Hernia
- Tonsillar Herniation
- Acquired Encephaloceles
- Cerebellar Hernias
- Cerebellar Herniations
- Encephaloceles, Acquired
- Encephaloceles, Frontal
- Encephaloceles, Occipital
- Encephaloceles, Sincipital
- Frontal Encephaloceles
- Hernia, Cerebellar
- Hernia, Tonsillar
- Hernias, Cerebellar
- Hernias, Tonsillar
- Herniation, Cerebellar
- Herniation, Tonsillar
- Herniations, Cerebellar
- Herniations, Tonsillar
- Notoencephaloceles
- Occipital Encephaloceles
- Sincipital Encephaloceles
- Tonsillar Hernias
- Tonsillar Herniations
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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meningoencephalocele: coordinate IM with MENINGOCELE (IM)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Encephalocele. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004677. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004677
- Encephalocele. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalocele
- Encephalocele. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346023