Encephalocele/Meningocele
An encephalocele is a region of herniated brain. The term meningocele refers to herniated dura (covering of the brain).
Overview of Encephalocele/Meningocele
A portion of brain has herniated through the temporal bone and dura into the middle ear.
A portion of brain has herniated through the temporal bone and dura into the middle ear.
An encephalocele is a region of herniated brain through bone. The term meningocele refers to herniated dura, which is the covering of the brain. A combination of herniated brain and dura is called a meningoencephalocele.
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Dr. Sanjay Prasad MD FACS is a board certified physician and surgeon with over thirty-two years of sub-specialty experience in Otology, Neurotology, advanced head and neck oncologic surgery, and cranial base surgery. He is chief surgeon and founder of the private practice, Metropolitan NeuroEar Group, located in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area.