Occipital encephalocele.

Occipital encephalocele.

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Background: Prevalence and spectrum of neural tube defects has undergone seasonal and secular variations in different regions of the world since the turn of last century. However precise etiology inspite of lot of research has not been clearly elucidated.Methods: The study was conducted in Government Medical College Hospital and SMGS Hospital Jammu...

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... were total 8 cases of encephalocele, commonest was occipital encephalocele. One case of occipital encephalocele had associated hydrocephalus (Figure 3). ...

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