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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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High-resolution midsagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that a mass traversed the sella turcica and that a larger portion of the encephalocele obstructed the airway (figure, B).
Transsphenoidal encephalocele in a neonate by Coticchia, James / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
1993)] code 740, spina bifida (741), or encephalocele (742.
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Neural tube defects include spina bifida or open spine; anencephaly, the incomplete development of the brain, spinal cord and protective coverings; and encephalocele, when the end of the neural tube fails to close.
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