"Spina Bifida Occulta" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A common congenital midline defect of fusion of the vertebral arch without protrusion of the spinal cord or meninges. The lesion is also covered by skin. L5 and S1 are the most common vertebrae involved. The condition may be associated with an overlying area of hyperpigmented skin, a dermal sinus, or an abnormal patch of hair. The majority of individuals with this malformation are asymptomatic although there is an increased incidence of tethered cord syndrome and lumbar SPONDYLOSIS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p34)
| Descriptor ID |
D016136
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.500.680.800.750 C16.131.666.680.800.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Spina Bifida Occulta- Spina Bifida Occulta
- Spinal Bifida, Closed
- Closed Spinal Bifida
- Occult Spina Bifida
- Spina Bifida, Occult
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spina Bifida Occulta" by people in Profiles.
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Dermal sinus tract: clinical presentation and imaging findings. Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Nov; 51(5):747-8.
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Clinical urological outcomes following primary tethered cord release in children younger than 3 years. J Urol. 2007 Oct; 178(4 Pt 2):1738-42; discussion 1742-3.
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Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of diastematomyelia in a diabetic woman. Prenat Diagn. 1992 Jun; 12(6):535-9.
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Lower limb movements and urologic function in fetuses with neural tube and other central nervous system defects. Fetal Ther. 1988; 3(3):129-34.
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Tethered cervical spinal cord. Case report. J Neurosurg. 1987 Oct; 67(4):600-2.
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John Caffey Award. Sonography of the caudal spine and back: congenital anomalies in children. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1984 Jun; 142(6):1229-42.
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Computed tomography of primary intrathecal Wilms tumor with diastematomyelia. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1984 Jun; 8(3):523-8.