Cephalocele

MONDO:0017078

A congenital neural tube closure defect resulting in the protrusion of the brain through a skull opening. When the protrusion includes the meninges, the term encephalomeningocele is used.

Also known as: cephalocele, cephalocele (disease), cranium bifidum, encephalocele

1 clinical trial for this condition and its sub-types, 0 tagged with Cephalocele itself.

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↑ Disorder of development or morphogenesis (5170) ↑ Congenital nervous system disorder (284)

Sub-types of Cephalocele

Isolated encephalocele 1 trial
5 sub-types
- Basal encephalocele 0 trials
- Frontal encephalocele 0 trials
- Nasal encephalocele 0 trials
- Occipital encephalocele 0 trials
- Parietal encephalocele 0 trials
Meningoencephalocele 0 trials

Including sub-types (1) Tagged with Cephalocele (0)

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