Meningomyelocele: Congenital defect of the central nervous system of the baby. Membranes and the spinal cord protrude through an opening or defect in the vertebral column.
Myelomeningocele (meningomyelocele , spina bifida cystica)
A birth defect in which the spinal cord and the membranes covering the spinal cord (meninges) protrude through a cleft in the bones of the spine (veretebrae) usually in the lower back or ...
A 10 bp Deletion Polymorphism and 2 New Variations in the GLUT1 Gene Associated With Meningomyelocele.
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It is possible to detect neural tube defects, including anencephaly, spina bifida, and meningomyelocele (though the use of amniocentesis to detect neural tube defects has been mostly superceded by a combination of the AFP test and high resolution ...
High with open neural tube defects such as anencephaly and spina bifida (meningomyelocele)
Low with Down syndrome (trisomy 21, an extra chromosome number 21)
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Special Imaging Casebook: High Imperforate Anus With Enterolithiasis and Dysraphism With Large Meningomyelocele FREE
Marilyn J Siegel MD & Thomas E Herman MD
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 See also: Amnio, Amniotic fluid, Delivery, Miscarriage, Trimester
  
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