Rare and severe neural tube defect: Craniorachischisis totalis [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Craniorachischisis totalis is an uncommon and severe form of neural tube defect. It is characterized by anencephaly and spina bifida throughout the vertebral column accompanied by herniation of neural tissue and meninges.
Faten Limaiem, Kaouther Dimassi
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Prevalence of neural tube defect and its identification during antenatal period: a cross-sectional study in eastern Indian state [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjective To estimate the prevalence of neural tube defects among all birth outcomes in Odisha during 2016–2022. Additionally, to estimate the identification rate of neural tube defects during Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan sessions.Design A ...
Arvind Kumar Singh +4 more
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Neural tube defect among newborns in public hospitals of Tigray region, northern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundNeural tube defects are serious congenital abnormalities caused by abnormal neural tube closure that occur between third and fourth weeks of pregnancy.
Goitom Girmay +8 more
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Cranial neural tube defect after trimethoprim exposure [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2018 Objectives The Neural Tube Defects Research Group of University of Malaya was approached to analyze a tablet named TELSE, which may have resulted in a baby born with central nervous system malformation at the University of Malaya Medical Centre.
Nor Linda Abdullah +14 more
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A case report of triple neural tube defect: revisiting the multisite closure theory [PDF]
BMC Surgery, 2019 Background Triple neural tube defects are rare. To the author’s knowledge, there are only four reported cases available in the literature up to date. Controversies exist with regards to the development of neural tube defects.
Jayant Kumar Yadav +4 more
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A Rare Case of Fetal Neural Tube Defect; Iniencephaly Clausus [PDF]
American Journal of Perinatology ReportsIntroduction Iniencephaly is an extremely rare type of neural tube defect characterized by the fusion of the cervical and cervicothoracic vertebrae.
Bantayehu Nega Arega +2 more
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Folic Acid Fortification and Neural Tube Defect Risk: Analysis of the Food Fortification Initiative Dataset [PDF]
Nutrients, 2020 Cara Westmark
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PLoS ONE, 2022 IntroductionNeural tube defect is one of the top five most serious birth defects in the world. In Ethiopia an accurate estimate of the trend and burden of neural tube defects is still unknown.
Anteneh Berhane, Tefera Belachew
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Bullous aplasia cutis congenita: A report of two cases and brief review of the selected literature [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2019 Introduction. Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a rare condition characterized by the focal absence of skin, and sometimes other underlying structures at birth. It may occur as an isolated defect or associated with other anomalies and defects. Bullous ACC
Prćić Sonja +5 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Neural tube defects are common group of central nervous system anomalies of complex etiology and major public health importance worldwide. The occurrence of multiple neural tube defects, however, is an extremely rare event and has never been ...
Mestet Yibeltal Shiferaw +5 more
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