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Encephalocele

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En`ceph´a`lo`cele
n.1.(Med.) Hernia of the brain.
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Noun1.encephalocele - protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull
birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder - a defect that is present at birth
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Tension pneumocephalus associated with rupture of a middle fossa encephalocele.
Tension pneumocephalus after endoscopic sinus surgery: case report of ... by Whitmore, Robert G.; Bonhomme, Gabrielle; Balcer, Laura J.; Palmer, James N. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
For example, a study in which rats were administered a dermal dose of 50 mg/kg body weight/day of ETU on days 12 and 13 of gestation produced malformations in all fetuses (including encephalocele, short mandible, and missing leg bones) but produced no substantial acute effects on the dams (FLDACS 2005; Stula and Krauss 1977).
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These devastating defects--such as anencephaly, encephalocele, spina bifida, and other defects--are now largely preventable.
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