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Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)
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- Myelomeningocele
- Meningomyeloceles
- Myelomeningoceles
- Acquired Meningomyelocele
- Myelocele
- Myelomeningocele, Acquired
- Acquired Meningomyeloceles
- Acquired Myelomeningocele
- Acquired Myelomeningoceles
- Meningomyelocele, Acquired
- Meningomyeloceles, Acquired
- Myeloceles
- Myelomeningoceles, Acquired
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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78(75); was see under SPINA BIFIDA 1963-77; MYELOCELE was see under SPINA BIFIDA 1963-77
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- Spina Bifida (1966-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Meningomyelocele. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008591. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008591
- Meningomyelocele. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3331925