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Cephaloceles: clinical and neuroradiological appearance

Associated cerebral malformations

  • Congenital Malformations of the Brain
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Cephaloceles are congenital malformations with herniation of intracranial structures through a defect in the cranium. On the basis of a review of the literature and 31 personal observations the authors discuss the clinical and neuroradiological presentation of their various anatomical locations: sphenoidal, ethmoidal, frontal, occipital and parietal.

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    C. Diebler

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Diebler, C., Dulac, O. Cephaloceles: clinical and neuroradiological appearance. Neuroradiology 25, 199–216 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00540233

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