Frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocele: a common and severe congenital abnormality in South East Asia.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
The clinical features of 23 cases of fronto-ethmoidal meningoencephalocele are described in two South East Asian populations. The clinical, embryological, and epidemiological evidence may support an early teratogenic insult in the aetiology of this congenital defect.
Medical subject headings
- Encephalocele
- Ethmoid Bone
- Frontal Bone
- Meningocele