Abstract
Diastematomyelia is a relatively rare congenital abnormality presenting as a sagittal separation of the spinal cord. Although cases of diastematomyelia have been previously reported, fully documented approaches by both prenatal and postnatal diagnostic workup are rare in the literature. We present a fully studied case of diastematomyelia type I investigated by prenatal US and MRI and postnatal US, MRI and radiography.
Highlights
Diastematomyelia is a relatively rare congenital abnormality presenting as a sagittal separation of the spinal cord
Diastematomyelia is a form of spinal dysraphism characterised by a cleft in the spinal cord
We describe a fully documented case of diastematomyelia type I investigated using prenatal US and MRI and postnatal US, MRI and Radiography
Summary
Diastematomyelia is a relatively rare congenital abnormality presenting as a sagittal separation of the spinal cord. Diastematomyelia is a form of spinal dysraphism characterised by a cleft in the spinal cord. This abnormality may be diagnosed at first by the obstetric intrauterine US and is confirmed by prenatal MRI which provides complementary information about the fetal nervous system. A thick septum which separated the spinal cord was present at the same level (Fig. 1, 2A).
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