basal encephalocele is a rare craniofacial anomaly. in the present paper we report a 10-year-old boy presented with cleft palate, congenital nystagmus, and hypertelorism. during preoperative evaluation for cleft palate repair, a pulsatile mass was detected in the pharynx. magnetic resonance imaging showed sphenoethmoidal type of basal encephalocele and agenesis of corpus callosum. neurosurgical...

A case is described of near fatal aspiration of a child's dummy. This caused extensive injuries to the mouth and pharynx and acute respiratory embarrassment necessitating admission to a paediatric intensive care unit, and multi-disciplinary assessment. A design fault in the dummy is discussed, and it is recommended that the British Standards specification for dummies be changed. Finally, the is...