Preferred Label : Meningohydroencephalocele;
NCIt definition : A congenital neural tube closure defect resulting in protrusion of the brain, the
meninges, and the ventricular system through an opening in the skull, usually involving
the squamous part of the occipital bone..;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Herniation of brain, cerebral ventricle, and meninges through a defect in skull.
(Makris S, Solomon HM, Clark R, Shiota K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara
M, Grote K, Hazelden KP, Hew KW, Horimoto M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology
of developmental abnormalities in common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth
Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.);
Origin ID : C124558;
UMLS CUI : C4087051;
Semantic type(s)
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- disease_has_finding
