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Parietal encephalocele

MedGen UID:
488903
•Concept ID:
C0431294
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: parietal encephalocele
SNOMED CT: Parietal encephalocele (253109005)
 
HPO: HP:0011816
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0017081
Orphanet: ORPHA268826

Definition

An encephalocele located between bregma and lambda. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParietal encephalocele

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Matriderm for Management of Scalp Necrosis Following Surgical Treatment of Giant Parietal Encephalocele.
Vilela MD, Pedrosa HAS, Sampaio FD, Carneiro JL
World Neurosurg 2018 Feb;110:30-34. Epub 2017 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.130. PMID: 29102755

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sequential Neuroimaging of the Fetus and Newborn With In Utero Zika Virus Exposure.
Mulkey SB, Bulas DI, Vezina G, Fourzali Y, Morales A, Arroyave-Wessel M, Swisher CB, Cristante C, Russo SM, Encinales L, Pacheco N, Kousa YA, Lanciotti RS, Cure C, DeBiasi RL, du Plessis AJ
JAMA Pediatr 2019 Jan 1;173(1):52-59. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4138. PMID: 30476967Free PMC Article
Congenital duplication of the superior sagittal sinus and parietal encephalocele after vacuum extraction delivery.
Neumann JO, Herweh C, Halatsch ME
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2010 Apr;152(4):713-6. Epub 2009 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s00701-009-0470-7. PMID: 19639246

Diagnosis

Sequential Neuroimaging of the Fetus and Newborn With In Utero Zika Virus Exposure.
Mulkey SB, Bulas DI, Vezina G, Fourzali Y, Morales A, Arroyave-Wessel M, Swisher CB, Cristante C, Russo SM, Encinales L, Pacheco N, Kousa YA, Lanciotti RS, Cure C, DeBiasi RL, du Plessis AJ
JAMA Pediatr 2019 Jan 1;173(1):52-59. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4138. PMID: 30476967Free PMC Article
Congenital duplication of the superior sagittal sinus and parietal encephalocele after vacuum extraction delivery.
Neumann JO, Herweh C, Halatsch ME
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2010 Apr;152(4):713-6. Epub 2009 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s00701-009-0470-7. PMID: 19639246
A mature cystic teratoma in pineal region mimicking parietal encephalocele in a newborn.
Baykaner MK, Ergun E, Cemil B, Bayik P, Emmez H
Childs Nerv Syst 2007 May;23(5):573-6. Epub 2006 Oct 20 doi: 10.1007/s00381-006-0240-2. PMID: 17053937
Spontaneous motor cortex encephalocele presenting with simple partial seizures and progressive hemiparesis. Case report and review of the literature.
Fountas KN, Smith JR, Jenkins PD, Murro AM
Neurosurg Focus 2005 Sep 15;19(3):E10. doi: 10.3171/foc.2005.19.3.11. PMID: 16190600
Congenital anomalies in the teratological collection of Museum Vrolik in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. IV: closure defects of the neural tube.
Oostra RJ, Baljet B, Hennekam RC
Am J Med Genet 1998 Oct 30;80(1):60-73. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19981102)80:1<60::aid-ajmg9>3.0.co;2-i. PMID: 9800912

Therapy

Sequential Neuroimaging of the Fetus and Newborn With In Utero Zika Virus Exposure.
Mulkey SB, Bulas DI, Vezina G, Fourzali Y, Morales A, Arroyave-Wessel M, Swisher CB, Cristante C, Russo SM, Encinales L, Pacheco N, Kousa YA, Lanciotti RS, Cure C, DeBiasi RL, du Plessis AJ
JAMA Pediatr 2019 Jan 1;173(1):52-59. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4138. PMID: 30476967Free PMC Article
Matriderm for Management of Scalp Necrosis Following Surgical Treatment of Giant Parietal Encephalocele.
Vilela MD, Pedrosa HAS, Sampaio FD, Carneiro JL
World Neurosurg 2018 Feb;110:30-34. Epub 2017 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.130. PMID: 29102755
Congenital duplication of the superior sagittal sinus and parietal encephalocele after vacuum extraction delivery.
Neumann JO, Herweh C, Halatsch ME
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2010 Apr;152(4):713-6. Epub 2009 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s00701-009-0470-7. PMID: 19639246

Clinical prediction guides

Polymicrogyria, aventriculy, polydactyly, encephalocele, callosal agenesis (PAPEC): a new syndrome?
Kelani AB, Sanoussi S, Mamadou MG, Catala M
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Oct;38(10):2029-2032. Epub 2022 Apr 27 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05529-0. PMID: 35476093
Matriderm for Management of Scalp Necrosis Following Surgical Treatment of Giant Parietal Encephalocele.
Vilela MD, Pedrosa HAS, Sampaio FD, Carneiro JL
World Neurosurg 2018 Feb;110:30-34. Epub 2017 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.130. PMID: 29102755

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