CRANIAL AND SPINAL DYSRAPHISMS

José Francisco M. Salomão, Marcelo Pousa, Antonio Rosa Bellas

Abstract


This article analyzes the different forms of cranial and spinal dysraphism. The authors stress that the so-called open dysraphism have the worst prognosis and that prophylaxis with folic acid can reduce its incidence.significantly.  They also show that the closed or occult spinal dysraphisms have  a better prognosis and that prophylactic surgery can prevent progression to irreversible neurological damage.


Keywords


Neural tube defects; Closed spinal dysraphism; Spinal cone lipomas; Sacral agenesis

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Revista Brasileira de Neurologia e Psiquiatria. ISSN: 1414-0365