title: [Anatomical classification of anterior encephaloceles].
abstract: The authors present an anatomical classification of the anterior encephaloceles. The importance of a topographic knowledge of such anomalies in their diagnosis and treatment is emphasized in order to avoid complications during the investigation of a cranio-facial protrusion.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomia, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto (HUPE) da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Telles
mesh_terms: D004677:Encephalocele / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Classificação anatômica das encefaloceles anteriores.