"Encephalocele" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D004677
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.500.680.488 C16.131.666.680.488 C23.300.707.186
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| Concept/Terms |
Encephalocele- Encephalocele
- Encephaloceles
- Cephalocele
- Cephaloceles
- Cranial Meningoencephalocele
- Cranial Meningoencephaloceles
- Meningoencephalocele, Cranial
- Meningoencephaloceles, Cranial
- Cranium Bifidum
- Bifidum, Cranium
- Bifidums, Cranium
- Cranium Bifidums
- Hernia, Cerebral
- Cerebral Hernia
- Cerebral Hernias
- Hernias, Cerebral
- Bifid Cranium
- Bifid Craniums
- Cranium, Bifid
- Craniums, Bifid
- Craniocele
- Cranioceles
Frontal Encephalocele- Frontal Encephalocele
- Encephaloceles, Frontal
- Frontal Encephaloceles
- Encephalocele, Frontal
Cerebellar Herniation- Cerebellar Herniation
- Cerebellar Herniations
- Herniation, Cerebellar
- Herniations, Cerebellar
- Tonsillar Hernia
- Hernia, Tonsillar
- Hernias, Tonsillar
- Tonsillar Hernias
- Tonsillar Herniation
- Herniation, Tonsillar
- Herniations, Tonsillar
- Tonsillar Herniations
- Cerebellar Hernia
- Cerebellar Hernias
- Hernia, Cerebellar
- Hernias, Cerebellar
Acquired Encephalocele- Acquired Encephalocele
- Acquired Encephaloceles
- Encephaloceles, Acquired
- Encephalocele, Acquired
Encephalocele, Sincipital- Encephalocele, Sincipital
- Encephaloceles, Sincipital
- Sincipital Encephaloceles
- Sincipital Encephalocele
Occipital Encephalocele- Occipital Encephalocele
- Encephaloceles, Occipital
- Occipital Encephaloceles
- Notoencephalocele
- Notoencephaloceles
- Encephalocele, Occipital
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Encephalocele" by people in Profiles.
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The neurodevelopmental outcomes of children with encephalocele: a series of 102 patients. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 02 01; 31(2):151-158.
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The Joubert-Meckel-Nephronophthisis Spectrum of Ciliopathies. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2022 08 31; 23:301-329.
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Spontaneous external rupture of hydrocephalus after fontanelle closure: a case report and review of literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 06; 37(6):2069-2073.
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Intracranial teratomas in children: a clinicopathological study. Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Nov; 29(11):2035-42.
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Mature teratoma in association with neural tube defect (occipital encephalocele): series of four cases and review of the literature. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2012; 48(2):67-72.
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Clinical predictors of developmental outcome in patients with cephaloceles. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Oct; 2(4):254-7.