Gender and Associated Skeletal Abnormalities in Fetuses with Neural Tube Defects

Abstract

The proven associations in the study are important indicators in the purposeful search for NTDs in early prenatal ultrasound diagnosis.

Myelomeningocele with Associated Anomalies – Case Report and Literature Review

“…5 Associated anomalies of the spine and spinal cord and other organs and systems are rarely observed. 6 There are several theories that discuss the formation of CMII but none of them thoroughly explains all associated anomalies. 4 The theory of hindbrain disgenesia as a result of MM clarifies the alterations in the posterior cranial fossa but not those affecting the supratentorial space.…”

Modern Aspects of Accurate Diagnosis of Neural Tube Defects

“…In malformations of the CNS, significance is given to the age of the mother, as the frequency is in the form of a U-shaped curve, with the highest frequencies at a very young age - under 18 yr and over 38 yr ( 1 ). In addition to the age of the mother, interfamilial marriage, the season of conception, variations in amniotic fluid and the sex of the fetus are etiopathogenetic factors associated with malformations from the group of NTDs ( 2 , 3 ).…”