Neural tube defect in which the brain protrudes out of the skull
Medical condition
Encephalocele
Other names
Cranium bifidum
Illustration of a child with encephalocele
Specialty
Medical genetics
Usual onset
congenital
Treatment
Surgery
Encephalocele is a neural tube defect characterized by sac-like protrusions of the brain and the membranes that cover it through openings in the skull. These defects are caused by failure of the neural tube to close completely during fetal development. Encephaloceles cause a groove down the middle of the skull, or between the forehead and nose, or on the back side of the skull. The severity of encephalocele varies, depending on its location.[1]
^NINDS Encephaloceles Information Page Archived 2009-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, NINDS, February 12, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
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the nervous system include neural tube defects such as spina bifida, encephalocele, and anencephaly. Other congenital anomalies of the nervous system include...
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defect related to but distinct from other types such as anencephaly and encephalocele. Most cases of spina bifida can be prevented if the mother gets enough...
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