ABSTRACT
Se describe el caso clínico de una embarazada de 19 años de edad, con 13 semanas de gestación, a cuyo feto se le diagnosticó, mediante la ecografía del primer trimestre realizada en el Policlínico "Julián Grimau" de Santiago de Cuba, un posible encefalocele. Los progenitores fueron remitidos a los centros municipal y provincial de genética, donde se le brindó asesoramiento genético a la pareja, quienes optaron por interrumpir la gravidez. Los resultados de la necropsia revelaron la presencia de un encefalocele parietooccipital.
The case report of a 19 year pregnant woman, whose pregnancy was 13 weeks and whose fetus was diagnosed with a possible encephalocele through an ultrasound of the first trimester carried out in "Julian Grimau" Polyclinic from Santiago de Cuba is described. The parents were referred to the Genetics municipal and provincial centers where the couple received genetic advice and who decided to interrupt the pregnancy. The results of the autopsy revealed the presence of a parietooccipital encephalocele.