Encephaloceles

Encephaloceles: Introduction

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Encephaloceles: Improper protrusions of parts of the meninges and brain. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Encephaloceles is available below.

Symptoms of Encephaloceles

• Hydrocephalus
• Spastic quadriplegia (paralysis of all 4 limbs)
• Developmental delay
• Microcephaly
• Vision problems
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 12 symptoms of Encephaloceles

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Medical Textbooks Online about Encephaloceles

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Encephaloceles?

• Misdiagnosis of Encephaloceles
• Hidden causes of Encephaloceles (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Encephaloceles: Self Assessment Tools

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Encephaloceles: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Encephaloceles

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This was initially misdiagnosed as a...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke or Alzheimer's disease...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI)...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return. A variety of symptoms can occur in post-concussion syndrome and these were...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in...read more »

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Encephaloceles: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
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Encephaloceles: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

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Causes of Encephaloceles

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More information about causes of Encephaloceles:

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Treatments for Encephaloceles

• Surgery
• Surgical shunt
• Supportive and symptomatic
• more treatments...»

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Prognosis for Encephaloceles

Prognosis for 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)

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Statistics for Encephaloceles

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• Death and Mortality statistics for Encephaloceles
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Encephaloceles: Broader Related Topics

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Types of Encephaloceles

Stories from Users Related to Encephaloceles

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Article Excerpts about Encephaloceles

Encephaloceles are rare neural tube defects characterized by sac-like protrusions of the meninges (the membranes that cover the brain) and brain tissue through abnormal openings in the skull. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Encephaloceles Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Encephaloceles:

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)