0 a condition in which the backbone and spinal canal do not close before birth. It is a type of spina bifida.
In contrast, the frequency with which cerebellar abnormalities are present in association with myelomeningocele does not appear to be gestation dependent9.
Nonetheless, there seems to a consensus that the majority of children with myelomeningocele will grow to have normal intelligence.
There appears to be an association between myelomeningocele and congenital renal anomalies.
In a review of 10 retrospective and prospective studies, cranial abnormalities were present in 232 of 234 fetuses with antenatally detected myelomeningocele.
Luthy and co-workers24 reported the outcome for 35 cases with isolated myelomeningoceles diagnosed before 24 weeks.
The direct visualisation of myelomeningocele can present a significant sonographic challenge.
Prognosis for fetuses with antenatally detected myelomeningocele 247 on the neural plate and result in additional loss of neural function.
It is, therefore, not possible to derive a precise estimate for the likelihood of neonatal survival in fetuses with an antenatally diagnosed myelomeningocele.
