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. 1992 Jun;67(6):717–719. doi: 10.1136/adc.67.6.717

Frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocele: a common and severe congenital abnormality in South East Asia.

C G Richards 1
PMCID: PMC1793790  PMID: 1626991

Abstract

The clinical features of 23 cases of fronto-ethmoidal meningoencephalocele are described in two South East Asian populations. The clinical, embryological, and epidemiological evidence may support an early teratogenic insult in the aetiology of this congenital defect.

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