Can a baby survive an encephalocele?
Babies with a frontal encephalocele, no associated syndrome or defects, and no brain tissue herniating into the sac have a good chance of survival. Babies with an encephalocele at the back of the head have a 55 percent survival rate.
Babies with a frontal encephalocele, no associated syndrome or defects, and no brain tissue herniating into the sac have a good chance of survival. Babies with an encephalocele at the back of the head have a 55 percent survival rate.
