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OMIA 000237-9913 : Cranioschisis in Bos taurus

In other species: dog , pig , sheep

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: yes

Cross-species summary: A cleft in the skull involving one or more of the bones of the cranial cavity. If meninges (the membranes covering the brain) protrude through the cleft, the disorder is called meningocele. If meninges and brain tissue protrudes, it is called encephalocele or meningo-encephalocele. Since these terms are often used interchangably, all categories have been combined into this one entry.

References


Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.
1998 Kohli, R.N., Naddaf, H. :
Surgical treatment of cranial meningocele in iranian calves Veterinary Record 142:145, 1998. Pubmed reference: 9507651.
1996 Kumar, R.V.S., Ramakrishna, O. :
An unusual case of meningocele in a day - old calf Indian Veterinary Journal 73:1078-1079, 1996.

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005