Encephalocele is a birth defect which occurs when the neural tube fails to close completely. The neural tube is a structure during the embryonic life which folds and closes to develop into the brain ...

Also known of as cranium bifidum, encephalocele describes a rare defect where a baby’s skull does not close properly during development. Parts of the brain or the membranes that cover it (meninges) ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Encephalocele' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication(s ...

Valeka Riegel couldn’t look into her son’s eyes for months after he was born. A rare birth defect left the baby’s face covered by a sac that extended from his forehead all the way down to his upper ...

Encephalocele results from failure of surface ectoderm to separate from the neuroectoderm. Its prevalence is 1 to 4 cases per 10 000 live births. 1 Occipital encephalocele (OE) is usually ...

Bentley Yoder is doing well, thanks to doctors at Boston Children's Hospital. — -- When Bentley Yoder was born, his parents arrived at the hospital with nothing but an outfit to bury him in.

A 41 weeks' gestation infant girl was born vaginally with Pitocin induction. The finding of fetal hydrocephalus on a screening sonogram had complicated the pregnancy. The infant was limp at delivery, ...

Little Dominic Gundrum was born against incredible odds. During pre-natal development, his skull hadn’t fused together properly – leaving a large triangular gap from his upper lip, through the middle ...

Encephaloceles are rare birth defects associated with skull defects caused by partial lacking of bone fusion leaving a gap through which a portion of the brain sticks out (protrudes). In some cases, ...

A baby girl born with a huge purple growth the size of her head has miraculously clung on to life. Now 11 months old, Alana Long, of Accrington, Lancashire, was born with encephalocele. This is a rare ...