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Encephaloceles: A Review 1971-1990

1991; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 1; Issue: S 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/s-2008-1042528

1439-359X

James C. Docherty, J. Daly, Robert Carachi,

Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

Fifty-two patients with an occipital encephalocele were managed at our institution between 1971-1990 inclusive. The case notes of fifty-one patients were available for review. Thirty-four of the patients presented in the first decade of the study. Fifty-seven per cent (29) developed hydrocephalus and 18 of these required shunting. The overall one year mortality was 23% (12) but only one patient died within the last decade. Of 23 patients followed up by postal questionnaire to general practitioners; 14 had no obvious deficit and 9 had a combination of deficits. Only one death occurred after one year of life in a child with a very severe handicap.