Transethmoidal encephalomeningocele

A newborn child with a basal meningoencephalocele of the transethmoidal type is reported with an intranasal obstruction and hypertelorism as the principal abnormalities. This disease has been reported in the literature with various facial and central nervous system deformities and was considered as a type of median cranioencephalic dysraphia. Precise diagnosis of this disease seems extremely important for classification and has a direct bearing on the prognosis.