Management of Encephaloceles

Abstract

Cephalocele is a herniation of intracranial contents through a defect on the skull [4, 5] and according to the nature of the contents, they will be called meningoceles if they contain only meninges, encephaloceles when they contain brain and meningoencephaloceles when they contain both. If the herniated brain contents include a portion of the ventricle, it will be referred to as a ventriculocele. Cephaloceles are also classified according to their location [4, 9], occipital (70–75%) and frontal (25–30%). The overall incidence of cephaloceles is about 0.8–3.0 per 10,000 live births with encephaloceles being the most common form [3, 8].