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how do people treat encephalocele?

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Frequently fatal: Most babies with encephaloceles will die before birth, and many of those who survive to birth die after birth.  If the encephalocele sac contains only fluid the baby is much more likely to survive than if it contains brain tissue.  If a baby survives to birth, surgery can be done to remove the sac and try and replace brain tissue into the baby's head.

Question 2

what are the tests for encephalocele?

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Injection and scan: Mri's are very helpful. Other tests we use include injection of radioactive tracer in the spinal fluid and look for tracer being picked up in the sinuses.  We can inject dye in the spinal fluid and then do fine cut images on ct scan looking for areas of leakage.

Question 3

what sort of disorder is an encephalocele?

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Encephalocoele: This is a congenital condition in which portion of the skull are absent and/or fail to fuse permit extrusion of portions of the brain. Surgery is generally advised.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of an encephalocele?

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Depends on location: The most common encephalocele occurs in the frontal area from a defect in the anterior skull base where a defect develops and allows part of the brain to herniate through it.  This is associated with meningitis, headaches, cerebrospinal fluid leaks from the nose, etc.

Question 5

what is the definition or description of: encephalocele?

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Encephalocele: An encephalocele or cranium bifidum is a protrusion of brain and membranes surrounding the brain through an opening in the skull.  It is a congenital lesion caused by  as a neural tube defect. More about encephalocele https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/encephalocele.html

Question 6

how dangerus is an encephalocele operation?

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Depends on location: An encephalocele is characterized by the outpouching of brain and its overlying meninges through a defect in the skull. This is the result of some problem during development where the notochord did not close. These are reduced and covered to prevent CSF infection. The risk depends on the location and the size.There is a risk to neurologic function if the encephalocele is adjacent to eloquent brain.

Question 7

encephalocele found in unborn baby17 weeks 3 days, not family history found my side or my wife family side would need advice whether to continue ?

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Depends on situation: There are episodes where an encephalocoel located at the back of the neck has little effect on the child's later success if it is handled aggressively. However, most frontal defects are quite limiting. I would suggest you contact the geneticist at dell children's, dr immken, &   discuss the findings. This is usually a sporadic defect unless associated with a chromosome defect.

Question 8

can an encephalocele cause daily headaches?

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Rarely: they rarely cause headaches, because their chronic condition. However, if it progresses, and if there is herniation in the brain, headaches can occur. Herniation however, are usually potentially life-threatening conditions.Mo

Question 9

hi doctors, can you tell me what is occipital encephalocele?

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Encephalocele: The occipital region is the back side of the head, an encephalocele is a defect in the skull bone where part of the brain protrudes though the bone defect. This is a finding most commonly diagnosed at the time of birth.

Question 10

how uncommon is it to find a second meningo encephalocele during surgery? my doctor found a second during my surgery 16/1 2014.

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Need details: Please give additional details.  Meningoencephaocoele are usually seen in the skull and at birth or following trauma.

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