Nasofrontal Encephalocele in a Child, Associated With a Nasal Dermal Sinus in His Mother: Familial Cranial Malformations. Illustrative Case

Nasofrontal Encephalocele in a Child, Associated With a Nasal Dermal Sinus in His Mother: Familial Cranial Malformations. Illustrative Case Publisher

Ali MY¹ ; Habibi Z² ; Nejat F² ; El Khashab M¹

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1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Prospect, NJ, United States
2. Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons Published:2024

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BACKGROUND Dermal sinuses and encephaloceles are uncommon central nervous system malformations. The occurrence of these malformations in different members of a family is very rare. OBSERVATIONS This report documents the unique case of a 10-month-old boy with a frontonasal encephalocele, born to a mother with a nasal dermal sinus. These two specific neural tube defects have not been previously reported as occurring between parent and child. LESSONS This case demonstrates potential heritable links in central nervous system malformations through the occurrence of a frontonasal encephalocele in a child born to a mother with a dermal sinus. The connection between these two malformations in a heritable manner suggests a potential need for further research into the genetic pathogenesis of such defects to predict them more accurately within families. https://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/CASE23727. © 2024 The authors.

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MLA	Ali MY, et al.. "Nasofrontal Encephalocele in a Child, Associated With a Nasal Dermal Sinus in His Mother: Familial Cranial Malformations. Illustrative Case." Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons, vol. 8, no. 4, 2024, pp. -.
APA	Ali MY, Habibi Z, Nejat F, El Khashab M (2024). Nasofrontal Encephalocele in a Child, Associated With a Nasal Dermal Sinus in His Mother: Familial Cranial Malformations. Illustrative Case. Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons, 8(4), -.
Chicago	Ali MY, Habibi Z, Nejat F, El Khashab M. "Nasofrontal Encephalocele in a Child, Associated With a Nasal Dermal Sinus in His Mother: Familial Cranial Malformations. Illustrative Case." Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons 8, no. 4 (2024): -.
Harvard	Ali MY et al. (2024) 'Nasofrontal Encephalocele in a Child, Associated With a Nasal Dermal Sinus in His Mother: Familial Cranial Malformations. Illustrative Case', Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons, 8(4), pp. -.
Vancouver	Ali MY, Habibi Z, Nejat F, El Khashab M. Nasofrontal Encephalocele in a Child, Associated With a Nasal Dermal Sinus in His Mother: Familial Cranial Malformations. Illustrative Case. Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons. 2024;8(4):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Ali MY and Habibi Z and Nejat F and El Khashab M}, title = {Nasofrontal Encephalocele in a Child, Associated With a Nasal Dermal Sinus in His Mother: Familial Cranial Malformations. Illustrative Case}, journal = {Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons}, volume = {8}, number = {4}, pages = {-}, year = {2024} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Ali MY AU - Habibi Z AU - Nejat F AU - El Khashab M TI - Nasofrontal Encephalocele in a Child, Associated With a Nasal Dermal Sinus in His Mother: Familial Cranial Malformations. Illustrative Case JO - Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons VL - 8 IS - 4 SP - EP - PY - 2024 ER -

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