What is Encephaloceles?

What is Encephaloceles?

• Encephaloceles: Improper protrusions of parts of the meninges and brain.

Encephaloceles is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Encephaloceles, or a subtype of Encephaloceles, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Encephaloceles: Introduction

Types of Encephaloceles:

Broader types of Encephaloceles:

• Brain conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Encephaloceles?

Prevalance of Encephaloceles: rare
Incidence (annual) of Encephaloceles: 1.7 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 for encephalocele (University of Ulster, 2003)
Incidence Rate of Encephaloceles: approx 1 in 400,000 or 0.00% or 680 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Encephaloceles?

Prognosis of Encephaloceles: The prognosis for individuals with encephaloceles varies depending on what brain tissue is involved, the location of the sacs, and the accompanying brain malformations. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Encephaloceles Information Page: NINDS)

What causes Encephaloceles?

Causes of Encephaloceles: see causes of Encephaloceles
Causes of Encephaloceles: The defects are caused by failure of the neural tube to close during the development of the fetus. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Encephaloceles Information Page: NINDS)

What are the symptoms of Encephaloceles?

Symptoms of Encephaloceles: see symptoms of Encephaloceles

Encephaloceles: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Encephaloceles.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Encephaloceles.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Encephaloceles: see treatments for Encephaloceles

Society issues for Encephaloceles

Hospitalization statistics for Encephaloceles: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Encephaloceles:

• 0.001% (83) of hospital consultant episodes were for encephalocele in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 86% of hospital consultant episodes for encephalocele required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 43% of hospital consultant episodes for encephalocele were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 57% of hospital consultant episodes for encephalocele were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 15% of hospital consultant episodes for encephalocele required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 5.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for encephalocele in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Encephaloceles:

Organs and body systems related to Encephaloceles include:

• Brain

Name and Aliases of Encephaloceles

Main name of condition: Encephaloceles

Class of Condition for Encephaloceles: congen.defect

Bifid Cranium, Cephalocele, Cranial Meningoencephalocele, Craniocele, Cranium Bifidum

Bifid Cranium, Cephalocele, Cranial Meningoencephalocele, Craniocele, Cranium Bifidum
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Encephaloceles:

• Open neural tube
• Meningocele
• Brain parenchyma

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