This child, shown on her back, was born to a mother who had prenatal AFP screening that was positive. The child has bowel and bladder incontinence and does not seem to move his feet.
Challenge: What's your diagnosis?
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Split Spine
This child, shown on her back, was born to a mother who had prenatal AFP screening that was positive. The child has bowel and bladder incontinence and does not seem to move his feet.
Challenge: What's your diagnosis?
Image shown under Fair Use.
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Spina bifida-with open defect
Myelomeningocele (Type of Spina Bifida)
myelomeningocele
Myelomeningocele
Split Spine
This is a myelomeningocele, a cleft in the vertebral column and skin. The image shows the membranous sac containing meninges, CSF, and nerve roots under the dyplastic spinal cord. Surgical closure should occur within 72 hours to decrease likelihood of CNS infection.
Sources: UpToDate; www.georgiahealth.edu.
good job :)
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