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Term:
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Encephalocele +     
Anterior encephalocele +   
Basal encephalocele  
Cranium bifidum occultum  
Meningoencephalocele  
Occipital encephalocele  
A type of encephalocele (that is, a a protrusion of part of the cranial contents including brain tissue through a congenital opening in the cranium, typically covered with skin or mucous membrane) in the occipital region of the skull. Occipital encephalocele presents as a midline swelling over the occipital bone. It is usually covered with normal full-thickness scalp.
Parietal encephalocele 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Brain tissue sticks out through back of skull ;   Occipital meningoencephalocele ;   Posterior encephalocele
Alternate IDs: HP:0007051 ;   HP:0007357
Xrefs: SNOMEDCT_US:42376006 ;   UMLS:C0014067
Definition Sources: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2972-5481

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