Congenital myelomeningocele. Case presentation

Authors

  • Alexis Montero Aguilera Hospital Provincial Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. Bayamo.
  • Rafael Ferrer Montoya Hospital Provincial Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. Bayamo.
  • Maria de los Ángeles Pérez Dajaruch Hospital Provincial Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. Bayamo.

Keywords:

Myelomeningocele, Ventricular dilation and hydrocephalus.

Abstract

Introduction: myelomeningocele is a congenital anomaly of the neural tube in which the bones of the spine are not fully formed and the spinal canal is incomplete, which allows the spinal cord and meninges to protrude through the child's back.
Case presentation: newborn male, product of a dystocic delivery (cesarean section by pelvic plus prenatal diagnosis of congenital malformation), clinically at term (EG 38 weeks by Parkin test), with good birth weight (3 600 gr) , Apgar 9-9, Nonreactive Serology, Group and Factor B positive, with cord and normal placenta, a clear amniotic fluid and without RPM. On physical examination, he presents a full sac that protrudes in the lumbosacral region accompanied by total paralysis of both lower limbs. No signs of respiratory distress, pink, well perfused, crying loudly and preserved vitality.
Discussion: 22-day-old newborn who is taken to the operating room to perform a ventricle-peritoneal shunt with the diagnosis of active hydrocephalus. A sample of the cerebrospinal fluid was previously taken for negative studies. It was decided to associate it with treatment with acetozolamide or glaumox and up to now it has maintained a satisfactory evolution.

Conclusions: the newborn presents various symptoms and signs common to a malformation of the central nervous system (Congenital Myelomeningocele); In this particular case it is striking that, similar to what is reported in the literature on the subject, the neonate presented ventricular dilation and associated Hydrocephalus.

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Published

2020-03-19

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Montero Aguilera A, Ferrer Montoya R, Pérez Dajaruch M de los Ángeles. Congenital myelomeningocele. Case presentation. RM [Internet]. 2020 Mar. 19 [cited 2025 Jun. 4];24. Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/1872

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