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Cervical Myelocystocele: A One-in-50,000 Congenital Abnormality of the Spinal Cord
Neural tube defects are a group of birth defects that affect the development of the spinal cord and brain. Myelomeningocele is a type of neural tube defect that results in the protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect in the vertebral column. While myelomeningocele is a relatively...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10165719/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37168187 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37278 |
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author | Msheik, Ali Abbass, Daniel Bayram, Mohamad Awde, Ahmad Al Mokdad, Zeinab |
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description | Neural tube defects are a group of birth defects that affect the development of the spinal cord and brain. Myelomeningocele is a type of neural tube defect that results in the protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect in the vertebral column. While myelomeningocele is a relatively rare condition, cervical myelomeningocele is extremely uncommon. The condition can lead to various neurological problems and atrophies and is typically diagnosed in the first trimester of pregnancy using an ultrasound examination. Surgical intervention is typically recommended to repair the affected vertebral column. In this report, we describe the case of a four-month-old baby boy who was diagnosed with a cervical myelocystocele and successfully treated surgically. The patient had an excellent postoperative status, and this case highlights the importance of early diagnosis and intervention in the management of this rare condition. |
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spelling | pubmed-101657192023-05-09 Cervical Myelocystocele: A One-in-50,000 Congenital Abnormality of the Spinal Cord Msheik, Ali Abbass, Daniel Bayram, Mohamad Awde, Ahmad Al Mokdad, Zeinab Cureus Pediatrics Neural tube defects are a group of birth defects that affect the development of the spinal cord and brain. Myelomeningocele is a type of neural tube defect that results in the protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect in the vertebral column. While myelomeningocele is a relatively rare condition, cervical myelomeningocele is extremely uncommon. The condition can lead to various neurological problems and atrophies and is typically diagnosed in the first trimester of pregnancy using an ultrasound examination. Surgical intervention is typically recommended to repair the affected vertebral column. In this report, we describe the case of a four-month-old baby boy who was diagnosed with a cervical myelocystocele and successfully treated surgically. The patient had an excellent postoperative status, and this case highlights the importance of early diagnosis and intervention in the management of this rare condition. Cureus 2023-04-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10165719/ /pubmed/37168187 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37278 Text en Copyright © 2023, Msheik et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Pediatrics Msheik, Ali Abbass, Daniel Bayram, Mohamad Awde, Ahmad Al Mokdad, Zeinab Cervical Myelocystocele: A One-in-50,000 Congenital Abnormality of the Spinal Cord |
title | Cervical Myelocystocele: A One-in-50,000 Congenital Abnormality of the Spinal Cord |
title_full | Cervical Myelocystocele: A One-in-50,000 Congenital Abnormality of the Spinal Cord |
title_fullStr | Cervical Myelocystocele: A One-in-50,000 Congenital Abnormality of the Spinal Cord |
title_full_unstemmed | Cervical Myelocystocele: A One-in-50,000 Congenital Abnormality of the Spinal Cord |
title_short | Cervical Myelocystocele: A One-in-50,000 Congenital Abnormality of the Spinal Cord |
title_sort | cervical myelocystocele: a one-in-50,000 congenital abnormality of the spinal cord |
topic | Pediatrics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10165719/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37168187 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37278 |
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