Encephalocele

Encephalocele, sometimes known by the Latin name cranium bifidum, is a neural tube defect characterized by sac-like protrusions of the brain and the membranes that cover it through openings in the skull. These defects are caused by failure of the neural tube to close completely during fetal development.There have been studies and evidence linking NTD's to folic acid deficiency. The severity of encephalocele varies, depending on the location. Currently, the only effective treatments are reparative surgeries following birth. The degree to which they can be corrected varies greatly on where and how big the encephalocele is. (From the Wikpedia article Encephalocele.)

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Recent Publications on Encephalocele:
Massive axial herniation after posterior fossa infarction following vertebral artery dissection. OBJECTIVE: This study seeks to find out the presentation, management and...	17th November, 2009	Department of Neurology, Dresden University of Technology, Fetscherstrasse	Neurology. 2009 Nov 3;73(18):1511. DOI Direct Link
[The morphology and differential diagnosis of neuroglial heterotopias and related tumors] The paper reviews the data available in the literature and a...	17th November, 2009		Arkh Patol. 2009 Jul-Aug;71(4):56-9.
Functionally conserved cis-regulatory elements of COL18A1 identified through zebrafish transgenesis. Type XVIII collagen is a component of basement membranes, and expressed...	10th November, 2009	Centro de Estudo do Genoma Humano, Department Genetica e Biologia	Dev Biol. 2009 Nov 3. DOI Direct Link
Encephalocele--a single institution African experience. OBJECTIVE: This study seeks to find out the presentation, management and...	10th November, 2009	AIC Kijabe Hospital, Kenya.	East Afr Med J. 2009 Feb;86(2):51-4.
Encephalocele. OBJECTIVE: This study seeks to find out the presentation, management and...	10th November, 2009		East Afr Med J. 2009 Feb;86(2):49-50.
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Encephalocele Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
6743613	Lysyl-oxidase HOHEC84 polynucleotides
6936691	Secreted protein HCE3C63
6946134	Albumin fusion proteins
6951924	Antibodies against secreted protein HTEBYII
6994857	Albumin fusion proteins
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