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Nervous System Diseases > Nervous System Malformations > Neural Tube Defects > Spinal Dysraphism > Spina Bifida Cystica
... > Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Nervous System Malformations > Neural Tube Defects > Spinal Dysraphism > Spina Bifida Cystica

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Spina Bifida Cystica  

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Entry terms

  • Spina Bifida Aperta
  • Spina Bifida Manifesta

Scope note

  • A form of spinal dysraphism associated with a protruding cyst made up of either meninges (i.e., a MENINGOCELE) or meninges in combination with spinal cord tissue (i.e., a MENINGOMYELOCELE). These lesions are frequently associated with spinal cord dysfunction, HYDROCEPHALUS, and SYRINGOMYELIA. (From Davis et al., Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp224-5)

History note

  • 91; was see MENINGOMYELOCELE 1978-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016137

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