[Enecphalocele: 26 retrospective cases at the Maternal and Neonatal Center of La Rabta, Tunis]

Tunis Med. 2001 Jan;79(1):51-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Encephalocel is leff frequent than spina bifida and anencephalia. Its incidence is 0.25@1000 births. It concern as much female than male. This neural defect is frequency associated to others malformations face (20%) squelette (17%), kidney (13%). In our study the ultra sound is performant in 82% of the cases. Encephalocel is still a lethal and severe abnormality.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / epidemiology
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / etiology
  • Encephalocele / diagnosis
  • Encephalocele / epidemiology*
  • Encephalocele / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sex Distribution
  • Tunisia / epidemiology
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal