Neural tube defect: nasofrontal encephalocele

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Hasel Nájera
Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala.
Delia Mannucci
Unidad de Espina Bífida e Hidrocefalia, Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital General San Juan de Dios. Guatemala, Guatemala.
Williams González
Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala.

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DOI:   https://doi.org/10.36109/rmg.v160i3.391
Published:   Dec 5, 2021
Issue:   Vol. 160 No. 3: September - December, 2021
Section:   Case Report

Keywords

encephalocele
neural tube defects
folic acid

Abstract

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are congenital malformations caused by incomplete closure of the neural tube during embryogenesis. These are divided into anencephaly, occult or cystic spina bifida, meningocele, myelomeningocele, myeloschisis, craniorachischisis, and encephalocele. The prevention of these anomalies through the consumption of folic acid (FA) must begin at least three month prior to conception and during the gestation. The following is a case of a patient with nasofrontal encephalocele.

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Nájera H, Mannucci D, González W. Neural tube defect: nasofrontal encephalocele . Rev. méd. (Col. Méd. Cir. Guatem.) [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 5 [cited 2024 Oct. 31];160(3):266-9. Available from: https://www.revistamedicagt.org/index.php/RevMedGuatemala/article/view/391

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