Abstract

Introduction:
Encephalocele is the protrusion of the cranial contents beyond the normal confines of the skull through a defect in the calvarium and is far less common than spinal dysraphism. Our objective of this descriptive case series was to determine the patterns and surgical outcomes in various types of encephalocele in our setting.

Methods:
The study was carried at Department of Neurosurgery, king George Hospital, Visakhapatnam during year 2016 to 2018. Patients with encephalocele (occipital, Scincipital, parietal) admitted during year 2016 to 2018 were evaluated for their clinical features.

Results:
10 children with encephalocele were selected during the years 2016-2018. Out of these 6 were male and 4 were female. Age range was 06 days to 2 years. Most common type of encephalocele was Frontal encephalocele . All patients underwent surgery. Out of 10 only one patient was died. Postoperative follow up showed uneventful results.

Conclusion: Most common type of encephalocele is Frontal in our set up. Contents of the sac of encephaloceles are dysplastic brain tissue and there is no harm to sacrifice it.

Keywords: Encephalocele, Atrophied Brian Tissue, Surgical Excision, Folic Acid.