Prenatal Diagnosis of A Case with Frontoethmoidal Encephalocele and the Neonatal Outcome

Autor: Ebru Hacer Biberoglu, Ayse Kirbas, Korkut Daglar, Nuri Danisman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 9, Iss 7, Pp QD05-QD07 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/13746.6166
Popis: Encephalocele is a rare congenital defect characterized by a sac-like protrusion of the neural tissue and/or meninges through a defect in the skull. We reported a case with a naso-frontal anterior encephalocele which was diagnosed by prenatally and confirmed by postnatal evaluation and complications such as hypoadrenalism, diabetes insipidus and arterial thrombosis in the lower limbs were diagnosed in the neonatal period.
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