Human Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: August 13, 2024
Preferred Name

Occipital encephalocele
Synonyms

Occipital meningoencephalocele

Posterior encephalocele

Brain tissue sticks out through back of skull

Definitions

A type of encephalocele (that is, a a protrusion of part of the cranial contents including brain tissue through a congenital opening in the cranium, typically covered with skin or mucous membrane) in the occipital region of the skull. Occipital encephalocele presents as a midline swelling over the occipital bone. It is usually covered with normal full-thickness scalp.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002085

database_cross_reference

SNOMEDCT_US:42376006

UMLS:C0014067

definition

A type of encephalocele (that is, a a protrusion of part of the cranial contents including brain tissue through a congenital opening in the cranium, typically covered with skin or mucous membrane) in the occipital region of the skull. Occipital encephalocele presents as a midline swelling over the occipital bone. It is usually covered with normal full-thickness scalp.

has_alternative_id

HP:0007357

HP:0007051

has_exact_synonym

Occipital meningoencephalocele

Posterior encephalocele

Brain tissue sticks out through back of skull

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0002085

label

Occipital encephalocele

notation

HP:0002085

prefLabel

Occipital encephalocele

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002084

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002084

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