Double myelomeningocele in a neonate: Case report and review of the literature


Etus V., Ilbay K., Akansel G., Ceylan S., Ceylan S.

CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, cilt.108, sa.6, ss.595-600, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 108 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2005.04.009
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.595-600
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cervical myelomeningocele, double myelomeningocele, embryogenesis, lumbar myelomeningocele, neonate, neural tube defects, NEURAL-TUBE DEFECTS, DOUBLE MENINGOCELE, MALFORMATIONS, CLOSURE, HUMANS, MODELS, SITES, CORD
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The presence of myelomeningocele at multiple levels along the spinal column is extremely rare. There are only a few cases of double myelomeningocele reported in the literature. We report the case of a newborn male who had two myelomeningoceles with one at the cervical level and the other at the lumbar level. This unusual case report,as well as a review of the literature is presented. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.