Neural Tube Defects
aka NTD
Cranial
Pregnancy lifestyle: folate
Screening: Antenatal AFP (1:20 told increased risk
Diagnosis: Antenatal US
Cranial
- Anencephaly
- Encephalocele
- Exencephaly
- Open (Spina bifida aperta): meningocele, myelomeningocele
- Closed (Spina bifida occulta): tethered cord.....
Pregnancy lifestyle: folate
Screening: Antenatal AFP (1:20 told increased risk
Diagnosis: Antenatal US