Myelomeningocele

Last edited and medically reviewed by on

A myelomeningocele is a congenital defect of the vertebral arches with cystic dilation of the meninges and a structural or functional abnormality of the spinal cord or the cauda equina1.

Schematic myelomeningocele.
Schematic illustration of a myelomeningocele. Figure adapted from Wikipedia.

References

    1. Handbook of Neurosurgery. Greenberg M, ed. 9th Edition. Thieme; 2019. ↩ ↩

    Editorial transparency

    Authorship & revisions

    Who created and updated this article, and which changes are documented.

    Article created by
    Last edited:
    on
    Revision history
    6 edits · 1 contributor
    Author list:
    Show revision history 6 entries

    6 edits by 1 author

    Edit · Alaric Steinmetz · (+1 −1)

    No content change recorded

    Edit · Alaric Steinmetz ·

    No content change recorded

    Edit · Alaric Steinmetz · (+28 −0)

    No content change recorded

    Edit · Alaric Steinmetz · (+0 −26)

    No content change recorded

    Edit · Alaric Steinmetz ·

    No content change recorded

    Article created on · Alaric Steinmetz

    Image viewer

    Image

    Open original