Spina Bifida - Exam 1

Question 1

spina bifida occulta

Answer 1

often no symptoms except tuft of hair on back

Question 2

spina bifida meningocele

Answer 2

cyst bulging out of back, spinal cord not protruding

Question 3

spina bifida myelomeningocele

Answer 3

cyst bulging out of back with nerves/spinal cord
may lead to tethered cord
often paired with Arnold Chari malformation leading to hydrocephaly

Question 4

spina bifida myeloschisis

Answer 4

spinal cord open to amniotic fluid, no cyst