title: Encephalocele and skeletal malformations (case report).
abstract: Encephalocele is a herniation of the brain (cranium bifidum, cephalocele, craniocele), formed during embryonic development, because of the incomplete closure of Neural Tube. It is a rare skull defect, with the incidence of 0.8 to 5 per 10,000 live births. The article presents the medical history of a four month old patient, with frontoethmoidal encephalocele and multiple skeletal anomalies, such as amniotic knots on limbs, foot deformity, sindactilia and cleft palate.
authors: G. Zhvania Pediatric Clinic, Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia.
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authors: Ghonghadze
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authors: Lekiashvili
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authors: Gogatishvili
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authors: Pagava