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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec 4;9(1):109-112.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3470. eCollection 2021 Jan.

A case report of confusing meningoencephalocele

Marika Perrotta  1 , Giorgia Gasparroni  1 , Valentina Chiavaroli  2   3 , Luca Massimi  4   5 , Rita Cognigni  2 , Laura Sabatini  2 , Teresa Topazio  2 , Silvia Carinci  2 , Marianna Sebastiani  2 , Angelika Mohn  1 , Susanna Di Valerio  2
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Case Reports

A case report of confusing meningoencephalocele

Marika Perrotta et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

The clinical approach plays a pivotal role in neonates with evidence of a skull mass, together with the need of monitoring unclear cases. Indeed, apparently transient alterations of the skull may be neural tube defects, which need prompt treatment.

Keywords: encephaloceles; meningoencephalocele; newborn; scalp swelling.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Sagittal magnetic resonance images showing (A) a small hyperintense collection in the left median‐paramedian occipital site, located under the skull; and (B) a fluid oval collection in the retronuchal site, with an inhomogeneous signal and a small fluid level in its context
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