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Frontal Encephalocele Plus Epilepsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Brain Sciences, 2023
An encephalocele is a pathological brain herniation caused by osseous dural defects. Encephaloceles are known to be regions of epileptogenic foci. We describe the case of a 44-year-old woman with refractory epilepsy associated with a frontal skull base ...
Takehiro Uda, Kohei Kanaya, Tetsuhiro Fukuyama   +2 more
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Transsellar trans-sphenoidal encephalocele with cleft lip, cleft palate and agenesis of corpus callosum

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Basal encephalocele is a rare congenital malformation. Among basal encephaloceles, the transsellar, trans-sphenoidal encephalocele is the least common subtype.
Ritesh Lamsal, Raju Paudel
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Surgical Management of a Canine Encephalocele Communicating with the Nasal Cavity [PDF]

Animals
An encephalocele is a rare congenital or acquired cranial defect characterized by herniation of intracranial tissue through a defect in the skull base. In human and veterinary medicine, these lesions are frequently associated with abnormalities in neural
Jin-Won Lee, Yongsun Kim, Hwi-Yool Kim
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Polypectomy-induced encephalocele manifested as meningitis and CSF rhinorrhea in a pregnant woman: a case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Encephalocele is a protrusion of the intracranial contents through a cranium defect. Encephalocele is divided into primary (congenital) and secondary (acquired) classes.
Amirhossein Soltani, MD, Fariba Zarei, MD, Hamid Reihani, MD, Mahdi Saeedi-Moghadam, PhD   +3 more
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Congenital Interparietal Encephalocele: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Encephalocele is a mesodermal defect in the skull bones and duramater. Parietal encephalocele is a rare congenital anomaly of newborn with variable prognostic value.
Ashok Nayak, Satyadeo Sharma, Rakesh Kumar Vadher, Sourabh Dixit, Rohan S. Batra   +4 more
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Birth prevalence of encephalocele in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2021
Objective To identify the birth prevalence of encephalocele in Africa, 2020.Methods We carried out a systematic search of the following databases (PubMed/Medline, PubMed Central, Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Library, Cochrane Library, Web of Science ...
Mohammed Oumer, Alemnew Demissie Kassahun   +1 more
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Temporal encephalocele: An epileptogenic focus confirmed by direct intracranial electroencephalography

Epilepsy & Behavior Reports, 2023
Several studies have suggested the epileptogenic potential of temporal encephaloceles. However, there is limited literature describing the results of intracranial EEG monitoring for patients with temporal encephaloceles.
Shruti Agashe, Brian N. Lundstrom, Benjamin H. Brinkmann, Elson So, Gregory D. Cascino, Nicholas Gregg, W. Richard Marsh, Madeline Cross, Jamie J. Van Gompel, Kelsey M. Smith   +9 more
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Challenging, giant occipital encephalocele in a pediatric saipanese male

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Giant occipital encephalocele is a rare form of congenital anomaly that involves protrusion of brain tissue (greater in size than the patient's cranial cavity) from a defect in the skull.
Joshua Loya, Nolan J. Brown, David Gonda, Michael Levy   +3 more
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Surgical Management and Early Outcome of Encephalocele

Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2021
Background: There are limited studies pertaining to management of encephalocele in Nepal. So the present study seems justifiable to bridge the gap in the literature on encephalocele from Nepal on its clinical profile and early outcome. This study aims to
Prakash Kafle, Mohan Raj Sharma, Sushil Krishna Shilpakar, Gopal Sedain, Amit Pradhanang, Ashish Jung Thapa, Ram Kumar Shrestha, Binod Rajbhandari, Babita Khanal   +8 more
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Unveiling a rare aetiology of secondary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction: A case of morning glory syndrome with contralateral naso-ethmoidal encephalocele

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2021
Morning Glory Syndrome (MGS) is a well-established association of basal encephalocele and usually presents with midline cranio-facial anomalies. 45-year-old female presented with Secondary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction (SANDO) in left eye.
Muthukrishnan Vallinayagam, Shravya C Balla, Anujeet Paul, Srikanth Krishnagopal   +3 more
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