encephalocele /en·ceph·a·lo·cele/ (en-sef´ah-lo-sēl″) hernia of part of the brain and meninges through a congenital, traumatic, or postsurgical cranial defect.
encephalocele
encephalocele [en-sef´ah-lo-sēl″]
en·ceph·a·lo·cele ( n-sf  -l -s l )n. A congenital gap in the skull that usually results in a protrusion of brain material. Also called bifid cranium, cephalocele, craniocele. |
encephalocele
[ensef′ələsēl′]
Etymology: Gk, enkephalos + koilia, cavity
1 protrusion of the brain through a congenital defect in the skull.
2 hernia of the brain. See also neural tube defect.
encephalocele [en-sef´ah-lo-sēl″]
hernial protrusion of brain substance and meninges through a congenital or traumatic opening of the skull.
occipital encephalocele an encephalocele in the occipital region, the most common kind seen in the Western Hemisphere.
A baby with a large occipital encephalocele. From Mueller and Young, 2001.
encephalocele
hernial protrusion of brain substance through a congenital or traumatic opening of the skull.
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