Encephalocele refers to protrusion of cranial contents through a bony skull defect. Prevalence of encephaloceles in East Africa is approximately 2 per 10,000 livebirths, with occipital encephaloceles making the least proportion of these in this region. We present a case which was diagnosed postnatally and managed surgically with good outcome and few anticipated complications.
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