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[Craniorachischisis: a case report]
Christian Emmanuel Rodríguez-Partida1, Iván André Guzmán-Amador1, Félix José Molina-Aguiar1
1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General Regional No. 1, Departamento de Ginecología y Obstetricia. Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Background:
Neural tube defects are a heterogeneous group of alterations of the central nervous system with multifactorial origin, mainly caused by a failure in the mechanisms of closure of the neural tube which involves skin, paravertebral muscles, connective tissue, bone and spinal cord.
Clinical Case:
36-year-old woman with a pregnancy of 25.3 weeks, corroborated by second trimester ultrasound. She had a previous pregnancy with anencephaly and a poor prenatal care in the actual pregnancy. An obstetric ultrasound was performed with the diagnosis of craniorachischisis, which is why the delivery was performed by vaginal birth with labor induction with prostaglandins.
Conclusions:
The craniorachischisis is a rare defect of the neural tube that must be diagnosed early because it is a pathology incompatible with life.
