Frontal bone defect with protrusion of intracranial structures
Classified by location and content of tissues involved
Frontoethmoidal (most common)
Bone defect between frontal and ethmoidal bones
Nasofrontal: Defect between frontal and nasal bones
Nasoorbital: Defect through medial orbit
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DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
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Selected References
Sefidbakht S et al: Fetal MRI in prenatal diagnosis of encephalocele. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 42(3):304-7, 2019
Weichert J et al: Fetal cephaloceles: prenatal diagnosis and course of pregnancy in 65 consecutive cases. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 296(3):455-63, 2017
Rawal RB et al: Endoscopic sinonasal meningoencephalocele repair: a 13-year experience with stratification by defect and reconstruction type. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 152(2):361-8, 2015
Zabsonre DS et al: Frontoethmoidal cephalocele: our experience of eleven cases managed surgically. Pediatr Neurosurg. 50(1):7-11, 2015
Dobrocky T et al: Pre- and postnatal imaging of Pai syndrome with spontaneous intrauterine closure of a frontal cephalocele. Pediatr Radiol. 45(6):936-40, 2014
Sepulveda W et al: Fetal cephalocele: first-trimester sonographic spectrum in a review of 35 cases. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 46(1):29-33, 2014
Lopez P et al: First trimester abnormal profile and facial angle. Early features of anterior cephalocele. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 23(10):1260-2, 2010
Singh AK et al: Sincipital encephaloceles. J Craniofac Surg. 20 Suppl 2:1851-5, 2009
Melbourne-Chambers R et al: Aicardi syndrome associated with anterior cephalocele in a female infant. Dev Med Child Neurol. 49(6):464-6, 2007
Upadhyaya V et al: Sincipital encephalocele with corpus callosum agenesis and intracranial lipoma: a case report. Ind J Radio Imag. 15(4):507-10, 2005
Kuo MF et al: Sincipital encephalocele mismanaged as a facial hemangioma. Pediatr Neurol. 26(5):408-10, 2002
Hoving EW: Nasal encephaloceles. Childs Nerv Syst. 16(10-11):702-6, 2000
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TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
Sincipital cephalocele
Definitions
Frontal bone defect with protrusion of intracranial structures
Classified by location and content of tissues involved
Frontoethmoidal (most common)
Bone defect between frontal and ethmoidal bones
Nasofrontal: Defect between frontal and nasal bones
Nasoorbital: Defect through medial orbit
IMAGING
General Features
Ultrasonographic Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Sefidbakht S et al: Fetal MRI in prenatal diagnosis of encephalocele. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 42(3):304-7, 2019
Weichert J et al: Fetal cephaloceles: prenatal diagnosis and course of pregnancy in 65 consecutive cases. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 296(3):455-63, 2017
Rawal RB et al: Endoscopic sinonasal meningoencephalocele repair: a 13-year experience with stratification by defect and reconstruction type. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 152(2):361-8, 2015
Zabsonre DS et al: Frontoethmoidal cephalocele: our experience of eleven cases managed surgically. Pediatr Neurosurg. 50(1):7-11, 2015
Dobrocky T et al: Pre- and postnatal imaging of Pai syndrome with spontaneous intrauterine closure of a frontal cephalocele. Pediatr Radiol. 45(6):936-40, 2014
Sepulveda W et al: Fetal cephalocele: first-trimester sonographic spectrum in a review of 35 cases. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 46(1):29-33, 2014
Lopez P et al: First trimester abnormal profile and facial angle. Early features of anterior cephalocele. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 23(10):1260-2, 2010
Singh AK et al: Sincipital encephaloceles. J Craniofac Surg. 20 Suppl 2:1851-5, 2009
Melbourne-Chambers R et al: Aicardi syndrome associated with anterior cephalocele in a female infant. Dev Med Child Neurol. 49(6):464-6, 2007
Upadhyaya V et al: Sincipital encephalocele with corpus callosum agenesis and intracranial lipoma: a case report. Ind J Radio Imag. 15(4):507-10, 2005
Kuo MF et al: Sincipital encephalocele mismanaged as a facial hemangioma. Pediatr Neurol. 26(5):408-10, 2002
Hoving EW: Nasal encephaloceles. Childs Nerv Syst. 16(10-11):702-6, 2000
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