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Can you tell me how is neural tube defect diagnosed after birth (not prenatally)?
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Physical exam: NTD's can form from one end of the nervous system to the other. The most common is spina bifida cystica with a sac of the inferior spinal cord and a skin opening near the lower end of the spine.Hidden defects in the area may be suspected on close exam. NTD at the neck can have a sac of neural tube coverings, Anencephaly, with an open skull is also obvious.
Answered 5/29/2014
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