Pathological Anatomy. Atlas of Macroscopic Specimens - Part 2. Pathology of Individual Organs and Systems - A. M. Romaniuk 2016

Pathology of Pregnancy and Childbirth. Congenital Malformations
Cerebral Hernia

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The fetus presents a bone defect in the posterior part of the Skull, through which the Meninges and Brain tissue herniate. This condition is classified as an embryopathy. A cerebral hernia consisting solely of the meninges and CEREBROSPINAL FLUID is termed a meningocele; one involving both the meninges and brain tissue is called a meningoencephalocele, and one involving brain tissue and the ventricles is known as an encephalocystocele. A spinal hernia associated with cleft formation in the dorsal vertebral elements is referred to as Spina bifida.



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