Neural Tube Defect

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Opening in the spinal cord or brain that occurs very early in human development

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Neural Tube Defect

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Diagnostics - most suggested

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Amniocentesis
Alpha-fetoprotein levels

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Types of Neural Tube Defect

Large skull defect with no cortex. many are stillborn and other die within days of birth

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Anencephaly

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Types of Neural Tube Defect

Projections of cranial content through a bony skull defect, usually occipital region

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Encephalocele

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Types of Neural Tube Defect

CNS defect that occurs as a result of incomplete closure of one or more vertebrae

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Spina Bifida

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Types of Spina Bifida

Defect in the vertebral arches without herniation of any spinal contents

Birthmarks, dimples, or hairy tuft at the base of the back

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Spina Bifida Occulta

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Types of Spina Bifida

Defects in vertebral arches with protrusion of meninges

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Spina Bifida with Meningocele

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Types of Spina Bifida

Defect of vertebral arches with protrusion of meninges, spinal cord, CSF, and nerve roots

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Spina Bifida with Meningomyelocele