Occipital Meningoencephalocele case report and review of current literature
Abstract Background Meningoencephalocele is a rare congenital anomaly that is characterized by herniation of brain tissue through a defect in skull. Generally, it could be divided by anatomical location of defect to occipital and frontoethmoidal. The exact etiology of this condition is unknown but m...
Main Authors: | Ahmed Alwahab, Adnan Kharsa, Alaa Nugud, Shomous Nugud |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | Chinese Neurosurgical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41016-017-0104-5 |
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