meningocele

• Termo médico que designa um defeito congênito do sistema nervoso central em que um saco cheio de líquido cefalorraquidiano se projeta através de uma abertura no crânio ou na coluna vertebral, sem conter tecido nervoso.

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.

   Meningocele

   • 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.