schistorrhachis

• Termo médico para um defeito congênito caracterizado por falha no fechamento dos arcos vertebrais, frequentemente assintomático quando poucas vértebras são afetadas ou não há mielomeningocele; pode ser detectado por amniocentese.

A medical term for a congenital defect involving malformation of a vertebra, often asymptomatic unless multiple vertebrae are affected or myelomeningocele is present; it can be detected via amniocentesis.

1. Congenital spinal defectC2formalmedical

   A congenital condition where one or more vertebrae are malformed, often without severe symptoms unless multiple vertebrae are involved or there is a myelomeningocele.

   Defeito vertebral congênito

   • Schistorrhachis is often detected through prenatal screening.
   • The infant was diagnosed with schistorrhachis but showed no immediate symptoms.
   • In severe cases, schistorrhachis can lead to neurological complications.

   Sinônimosrachischisisspina bifida