Table 11.
Studies that reported rates for the burden of encephalocele based on live births, stillbirths and terminations of pregnancy
| Author and reference | Sample size | Cases | Rate (per 1000 live births stillbirths and terminations) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguiar et al. [55] |
18 807 |
5 |
0.27 |
| Cortes et al. [32] |
60 072 |
11 |
0.18 |
| Dai et al. [46] |
2 281 616 |
365 |
0.16 |
| Golalipour et al. [47] |
37 951 |
4 |
0.11 |
| Golalipour et al. [12] |
30 639 |
4 |
0.13 |
| Gu et al. [13] |
6420 |
17 |
2.65 |
| Li et al. [10] |
11 534 |
17 |
1.47 |
| Liu et al. [49] |
99 888 |
7 |
0.07 |
| Mahadevan et al. [45] |
54 738 |
36 |
0.66 |
| Nazer et al. [50] |
434 624 |
91 |
0.21 |
| Onrat et al. [52] |
8631 |
2 |
0.23 |
| Rad et al. [53] |
14 121 |
4 |
0.28 |
| Yuskiv et al. [33] | 75 928 | 12 | 0.16 |