Encephalocele
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Encephalocele is a protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull. Most babies with encephalocele do not live or are severely retarded, but sometimes early surgery can correct this problem. Occasionally, an encephalocele can be nothing more than cerebral spinal fluid sacs, which present a slightly less difficult method of removal.