Affiliations: Department of Radiology, Maulana Azad Medical College
and Associated Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, Delhi, India | Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College
and Associated Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, Delhi, India
Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Pranav Sharma, Department of Radiology,
Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, 9
C, Swasthya Vihar Appartments, Swasthya Vihar, Vikas Marg, 110092- Delhi,
India. Tel.: +91 199 99500169; Fax: +91 112 3236971; E-mail:
[email protected]
Abstract: Neural tube defects are developmental anomalies of the brain and
spinal cord. They are typically diagnosed prenatally or shortly after birth.
However, benign-appearing variants, such as an atretic meningocele, may go
undiagnosed into adolescence or beyond. The authors report a rare case of
atretic parietal cephalocele, a congenital anomaly of childhood that often goes
misdiagnosed with poor prognosis. However, the prognosis largely depends on the
presence or absence of associated anomalies.
