Posterior Fontanelle Encephalomeningocele in a Neonate: A Case Report

Encephalomeningoceles are subtypes of neural tube defects (NTD). We present the case of a one-day-old neonate who was found to have a posterior fontanelle encephalomeningocele that was only discovered after birth. The unique presentation of this case and the surgical management is also considered.

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Autor principal: Raeiq, Abdurrahman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5947933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29755911
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2315
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description Encephalomeningoceles are subtypes of neural tube defects (NTD). We present the case of a one-day-old neonate who was found to have a posterior fontanelle encephalomeningocele that was only discovered after birth. The unique presentation of this case and the surgical management is also considered.
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spelling pubmed-59479332018-05-13 Posterior Fontanelle Encephalomeningocele in a Neonate: A Case Report Raeiq, Abdurrahman Cureus Obstetrics/Gynecology Encephalomeningoceles are subtypes of neural tube defects (NTD). We present the case of a one-day-old neonate who was found to have a posterior fontanelle encephalomeningocele that was only discovered after birth. The unique presentation of this case and the surgical management is also considered. Cureus 2018-03-13 /pmc/articles/PMC5947933/ /pubmed/29755911 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2315 Text en Copyright © 2018, Raeiq et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Obstetrics/Gynecology
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Posterior Fontanelle Encephalomeningocele in a Neonate: A Case Report
title Posterior Fontanelle Encephalomeningocele in a Neonate: A Case Report
title_full Posterior Fontanelle Encephalomeningocele in a Neonate: A Case Report
title_fullStr Posterior Fontanelle Encephalomeningocele in a Neonate: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Posterior Fontanelle Encephalomeningocele in a Neonate: A Case Report
title_short Posterior Fontanelle Encephalomeningocele in a Neonate: A Case Report
title_sort posterior fontanelle encephalomeningocele in a neonate: a case report
topic Obstetrics/Gynecology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5947933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29755911
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2315
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