We present a case of a woman in her mid-30s at 21 weeks of gestation referred to our tertiary medical center by an outside clinic with an ultrasound finding of a cystic septated lesion on the left ...

Figure 1 Gir calf with Arnold Chiari type II malformation. A: Animal in sternal recumbency with spine kyphoscoliosis in the caudal thoracic and lumbar region; B: Presence of cutaneous appendix at the ...

The boy’s form of spina bifida fell somewhere in the middle, which is known as a meningocele. His protruding sac was certainly large, measuring roughly 3 inches by 2.8 inches by 2 inches.

This is the heartwarming moment a wheelchair user wowed judges at a Para Dance contest in Italy. Anne Charlaine Santos from the Philippines was diagnosed with Myelo Meningocele, but she said her ...

This woman in her early 50s with a background of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) presented with a seven year history of gradually progressive shortness of breath. In patients with NF1, the differential ...

Neural tube defects can affect bones of the spine, the spinal cord or the nerve roots that extend from the spine into the body. The cause is not clear but may be related to genetics, maternal ...

Severe meningocele and myelomeningocele forms of spina bifida may require emergency neurosurgery immediately after birth. Subsequent scoliosis and kyphosis may occur over time and require an ...

Cervical meningoceles are the least common forms of spina bifida, representing between 4% to 8% of all spinal dysraphisms. They are not accompanied by neurological deficit in childhood but attached ...