basal encephalocele

a defect in the skull floor with the herniation of brain tissue sometimes associated with coloboma of optic nerve.

ba·sal en·ceph·a·lo·cele

(bā'săl en-sef'ă-lō-sēl)

A defect in the skull floor with the herniation of brain tissue sometimes associated with coloboma of optic nerve.

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Occasional abnormalities include median cleft hp and palate, basal encephalocele, and agenesis of the corpus callosum [11].

Basal encephaloceles with morning glory syndrome and progressive hormonal and visual disturbances.

They represent the least common form of basal encephaloceles, which themselves account for only 10% of all encephaloceles (i.

DISCUSSION: Nasal encephaloceles can be divided into frontoethmoidal and basal encephaloceles.