The Clinical Analysis of 22 Cases of Encephalocele.
- Author:
Byung Kyu CHO
1
;
Sun Ha BAEK
;
Eun Sang KIM
;
Yung Seob CHUNG
;
Gyu Chang WANG
;
Dae Hee HAN
Author Information
1. Departments of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Encepholoele;
MRI;
Occipital form;
Cranial vault form;
Frontobasal form;
Hydrocephalus
- MeSH:
Encephalocele*;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Incidence;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neuroimaging;
Pathology;
Prognosis;
Skull;
Skull Base
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1991;20(12):1040-1047
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An encepholocele is defined as a herniation of cranial contents through a defect in the skull. Encephaloceles are classified accroding to their contents and location. Encephalocele is a useful general term to refer to common features of the various forms of anomaly, but considerable differences exist in the pathology, treatment and prognosis of encephaloceles at each anatomical location. Improved neuroimaging facilities, especially MRI, make it easy not only to detect the encephalocele including its contents and location, but also to get preoperative informations. We have reviewed a total of 22 patients with encephalocele whom we have experienced from 1986, July to 1990, June. Twelve were at occipital location, six at cranial vault, three at cranial base, one at frontoethmoidal location. The size of cranium bifidum and herniating sac of the cranial vault and occipital location is larger than that of frontobasal location. The incidence of associated hydrocephalus is in order of occipital, cranial vault, frontobasal form, and its prognosis is also better in frontobasal form than in occipital of cranial vault form.
