meningocele

• Terme médical désignant un défaut congénital du système nerveux central dans lequel un sac rempli de liquide céphalorachidien fait saillie à travers une ouverture du crâne ou de la colonne vertébrale, mais ne contient pas de tissu nerveux.

A medical term for a congenital defect of the central nervous system where a sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid protrudes through an opening in the skull or spine, but does not contain nerve tissue.

1. Congenital spinal defectC2formalmedical

   A congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid but no nerve tissue.

   Méningocèle spinale

   • The newborn was diagnosed with meningocele shortly after birth.
   • Surgery is often required to repair a meningocele.
   • Meningocele is a form of spina bifida that typically does not involve nerve damage.