"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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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Encephalocele" by people in Profiles.
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Pediatric Congenital Anterior Skull Base Encephaloceles and Surgical Management: A Comparative Review of 22 Patients Treated Transnasally, Transcranially, or Combined Approach With a Review of the Literature. Neurosurgery. 2024 Oct 01; 95(4):859-876.
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A non-coding insertional mutation of Grhl2 causes gene over-expression and multiple structural anomalies including cleft palate, spina bifida and encephalocele. Hum Mol Genet. 2023 08 26; 32(17):2681-2692.
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Neural tube defects: Prevalence, mortality, and maternal characteristics in two departmental hospitals in the northwestern region of Nicaragua, 2006-2018. Birth Defects Res. 2023 05 15; 115(9):945-953.
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Progressive Vision Loss in an Adult With Congenital Optic Nerve Coloboma, Hydrocephalus, and Basal Encephalocele. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Jun 01; 44(2):e236-e237.
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Introducing the "Temporal Thumb Sign" in Pediatric Patients With New-Onset Idiopathic Seizures With and Without Elevated Cerebrospinal Fluid Opening Pressure. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 03; 140:52-58.
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Middle Fossa Encephaloceles Treated via the Transmastoid Approach: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 10 13; 21(5):332-342.
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Impact of the volume of the myelomeningocele sac on imaging, prenatal neurosurgery and motor outcomes: a retrospective cohort study. Sci Rep. 2021 06 23; 11(1):13189.
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Letter to the Editor. Open fetal repair for occipital encephalocele: an experimental concept to first assess in animal models. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 06 01; 27(6):732-733.
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The Role of Obesity in Iatrogenic Encephaloceles of the Temporal Bone. Otol Neurotol. 2020 03; 41(3):e342-e348.
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Polydactyly. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 12; 221(6):B13-B15.