basal encephalocele

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

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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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Hanieh, "Morning glory syndrome and basal encephalocele," Child's Nervous System, vol.

Based on the location, a commonly accepted system classifies encephaloceles as occipital encephalocele and encephalocele of the cranial vault, which represent about 80% of all encephaloceles, and frontoethmoidal encephalocele and basal encephaloceles, collectively known as nasal encephaloceles [3].

Caudal Regression and Encephalocele: Rare Manifestations of Expanded Goldenhar Complex

The syndrome of frontonasal dysplasia, callosal agenesis, basal encephalocele, and eye anomalies-phenotypic and aetiological considerations.

Intermittent exotropia course in frontonasal dysplasia and severe orbital hypertelorism: case report/Tok intermitentne egzotropije kod frontonazalne displazije sa izrazenim orbitalnim hipertelorizmom: prikaz slucaja

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

Management of huge encephalocele

They represent the least common form of basal encephaloceles, which themselves account for only 10% of all encephaloceles (i.e., 1 in 40,000 live births).

Transsphenoidal encephalocele in a neonate

DISCUSSION: Nasal encephaloceles can be divided into frontoethmoidal and basal encephaloceles. Both conditions are very rare, but frontoethmoidal encephaloceles show a relatively high incidence (1:5,000) in southeast Asia.