Creator: Dr. Ravali Neerumalla
Keywords: Encephalocele, Encephalocele glossary, glossary for Encephalocele, Encephalocele - Congenital Neural Tube Defect, Craniocele - Neural Tube Defect, Cranium Bifidum - Neural Tube Defect, Cephalocele - Neural Tube Defect

Written by Dr. Ravali Neerumalla, M.B.B.S

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman, MD

Last Updated on Jun 19, 2018

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Spinal cord: It is a part of the central nervous system.

Seizures: A disorder due to an electrical disturbance in the brain cells.

Published on Jun 19, 2018

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