Huge interparietal posterior fontanel meningohydroencephalocele

• Main Authors: Jorge Félix Companioni Rosildo (Author), Manuel Filipe Dias dos Santos (Author), Rita de Cassia de Santa Barbara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital encephalocele is a neural tube defect characterized by a sac-like protrusion of the brain, meninges, and other intracranial structures through the skull, which is caused by an embryonic development abnormality. The most common location is at the occipital bone, and its incidence varies ac...