Encephalocele

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.

Also Known As:

Encephalocele, Frontal; Encephaloceles; Acquired Encephalocele; Bifid Cranium; Cephalocele; Cerebellar Hernia; Cerebellar Herniation; Cranial Meningoencephalocele; Craniocele; Cranium Bifidum; Encephalocele, Acquired; Encephalocele, Occipital; Encephalocele, Sincipital; Notoencephalocele; Sincipital Encephalocele; Tonsillar Hernia; Tonsillar Herniation; Acquired Encephaloceles; Bifid Craniums; Bifidum, Cranium; Bifidums, Cranium; Cephaloceles; Cerebellar Hernias; Cerebellar Herniations; Cerebral Hernia; Cerebral Hernias; Cranial Meningoencephaloceles; Cranioceles; Cranium Bifidums; Cranium, Bifid; Craniums, Bifid; Encephaloceles, Acquired; Encephaloceles, Frontal; Encephaloceles, Occipital; Encephaloceles, Sincipital; Frontal Encephaloceles; Hernia, Cerebellar; Hernia, Tonsillar; Hernias, Cerebellar; Hernias, Cerebral; Hernias, Tonsillar; Herniation, Cerebellar; Herniation, Tonsillar; Herniations, Cerebellar; Herniations, Tonsillar; Meningoencephalocele, Cranial; Meningoencephaloceles, Cranial; Notoencephaloceles; Occipital Encephaloceles; Sincipital Encephaloceles; Tonsillar Hernias; Tonsillar Herniations; Frontal Encephalocele; Hernia, Cerebral; Occipital Encephalocele

Nervous System Diseases: 14737
- Nervous System Malformations: 36
  - Neural Tube Defects: 4363
    - Encephalocele: 471
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities: 960
- Congenital Abnormalities: 26404
  - Nervous System Malformations: 36
    - Neural Tube Defects: 4363
      - Encephalocele: 471
Signs and Symptoms Pathological Conditions
- Anatomical Pathological Conditions
  - Hernia: 7811
    - Encephalocele: 471

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