Management of anterior encephalocele

Management of anterior encephalocele

The authors report their experience with anterior encephalocele, comprising 11 congenital and 11 traumatic cases. Unlike occipital encephaloceles, anterior lesions are usually associated with normal mental development. Surgery aims to restore normal anatomy with repair of the defective dura, bone an...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Child's nervous system 1990-12, Vol.6 (8), p.444-446
Hauptverfasser: HOCKLEY, A. D, GOLDIN, J. H, WAKE, M. J. C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Craniotomy
Encephalocele - diagnostic imaging
Encephalocele - pathology
Encephalocele - surgery
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Malformations of the nervous system
Medical sciences
Neurology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:The authors report their experience with anterior encephalocele, comprising 11 congenital and 11 traumatic cases. Unlike occipital encephaloceles, anterior lesions are usually associated with normal mental development. Surgery aims to restore normal anatomy with repair of the defective dura, bone and skin. Indications, surgical methods and outcome are discussed.
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/BF00302090