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Disease Information for Encephalocele

Clinical Manifestations

Signs & Symptoms

CNS symptoms/signs

Low APGAR Score Newborn

Snoring

Disease Progression

Course/Chronic disorder

Course/Chronic only

Demographics & Risk Factors

Population Group

Child

Population/Pediatrics population

Sex & Age Groups

Population/Child

Population/Child-Infant Only

Population/Children/all

Laboratory Tests

Abnormal Lab Findings - Increased

Amniocentesis/Alfa-fetoprotein (AFP) Level

Maternal AFP levels

Diagnostic Test Results

Other Tests & Procedures

Fetoscopy Abnormal

X-RAY

Xray/Lukenschadel Child/Skull

Associated Diseases & Rule outs

Associated Disease & Complications

Blindness in Children

Congenital Blindness

Encephalitis, secondary

Disease Mechanism & Classification

Class

CLASS/Pediatric disorders (ex)

CLASS/Brain/CNS disorder (ex)

CLASS/Neurologic (category)

Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology/Congenital Brain malformation

Pathophysiology/Congenital CNS/Posterior fossa disorders

Process

PROCESS/Congenital/developmental (category)

PROCESS/Anomalies/Deformities/Malformations (EX)

PROCESS/Congenital CNS disorder (ex)

Treatment

Drug Therapy - Indication

SX/Craniotomy

Surgical Procedures or Treatments

SX/Surgery

Definition

Cerebral 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.

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External Links Related to Encephalocele

PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

NGC (National Guideline Clearinghouse)

Medscape (eMedicine)

Harrison's Online (accessmedicine)

NEJM (The New England Journal of Medicine)

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