"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
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
Frontal Encephalocele- Frontal Encephalocele
- Encephaloceles, Frontal
- Frontal Encephaloceles
- Encephalocele, Frontal
Occipital Encephalocele- Occipital Encephalocele
- Encephaloceles, Occipital
- Occipital Encephaloceles
- Notoencephalocele
- Notoencephaloceles
- Encephalocele, Occipital
Acquired Encephalocele- Acquired Encephalocele
- Acquired Encephaloceles
- Encephaloceles, Acquired
- Encephalocele, Acquired
Encephalocele, Sincipital- Encephalocele, Sincipital
- Encephaloceles, Sincipital
- Sincipital Encephaloceles
- Sincipital Encephalocele
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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