Superinfected and Ruptured Occipital Meningocele: Case Report

• Main Authors: Badr Kabila MD (Author), Meriem Zhim MD (Author), Amine Naggar MD (Author), Siham el Hadad PhD (Author), Nazik Allali PhD (Author), Latifa Chat PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Meningocele is a rare congenital malformation of the central nervous system resulting from a herniation of the meninges containing cerebrospinal fluid through a bony defect in the skull. It is part of neural tube closure anomalies. The overall incidence of meningocele is 0.8 to 3 per 10 000 live bir...