Items tagged “spinal dysraphisms”
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Lipomyelocele
Lipomyelocele, also known as lipomyeloschisis, is one of the most common closed spinal dysraphism. It is seen in the thoracolumbar region and usually presents as a fatty subcutaneous mass.
It is twice as common as lipomyelomeningocele.
Clinical presentation
Affected individuals are usually as...
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Placode
Placode (or neural placode) refers in terms of radiology to a segment of non-neurulated neural tissue, which has had development frozen in the neural plate stage. A placode can be found in all open spinal dysraphisms and in some closed spinal dysraphisms. In the former, the placode is exposed to...
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Anterior meningocele
Anterior meningocele is characterized by herniation of CSF-filled sac through an anterior osseous defect.
It usually occurs in the sacral region where it is termed an anterior sacral meningocele although it can also occur in other areas like the thorax 2.
When present in the sacrum, it is oft...