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Occipital Encephalocele: A Case Report and Literature Review
2020
Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences
Case Report An encephalocele is defined as the protrusion of brain tissue and / or meninges out of the skull through a congenital gap in the skull. It can be isolated or part of a polymalformative context, such as MECKEL syndrome. Thanks to the ultrasound a prenatal diagnosis can be made and reveals a cranial defect with a cerebral hernia of varying degrees, either the hernia is purely cystic or may contain echoes from brain tissue. The treatment of encephalocele is surgical, it consists of a
doi:10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i12.007
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