Mesh term Neural Tube Defects
Browse to parent terms:Nervous System Malformations
Description
Congenital malformations of the central nervous system and adjacent structures related to defective neural tube closure during the first trimester of pregnancy generally occurring between days 18-29 of gestation. Ectodermal and mesodermal malformations (mainly involving the skull and vertebrae) may occur as a result of defects of neural tube closure. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp31-41)Browse to child terms:
Anencephaly
Arnold-Chiari Malformation
Encephalocele
Meningocele
Meningomyelocele
Pentalogy of Cantrell
Spinal Dysraphism
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