TYPES OF CEPHALOCELES

1. Occipital Encephalocele

· Cervico-occipital (continuous with cervical raschischisis).

· Low occipital (involving foramen magnum).

· High occipital (above intact rim of foramen magnum).

2. Fronto-ethmoidal Encephalocele

· Nasofrontal.

· Nasoethmoidal.

· Nasoorbital.

3. Cephaloceles of the cranial vault.

· Anterior Encephalocele

· Parietal Encephalocele

4. Basal Cephalocele.

· Transethmoidal

· Sphenoethmoidal.

· Transsphenoidal.

· Frontosphenoidal.

5. Cephaloceles associated with cranioschisis.