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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2014; 9(03): 158-160
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.142736
CASE REPORT

A giant occipital encephalocele with spontaneous hemorrhage into the sac: A rare case report

H Nath
Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbagh, Dhaka
,
A Mahapatra
1   All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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S Borkar
1   All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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In giant encephalocele, head size is smaller than the encelphalocele. Occipital encephalocele is the commonest of all encephalocele. In our case, there was rare association with giant encephalocele with old hemorrhage in the sac. This was a unique presentation. In world literature, there was rare association with giant encephalocele with hemorrhage.

Key-words:

Excision - giant encephalocele - hemorrhage - magnetic resonance imaging


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22 September 2022

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