Catalog

Meningoencephalocele of orbit

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Meningoencephalocele of orbit – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1956983126

This is a neural tube defect characterised by sac-like protrusions of the brain and the membranes that cover it through openings in the skull. These defects are caused by failure of the neural tube to close completely during fetal development. This diagnosis is of the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.