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Preferred Name

Meningomyelocele
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Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)
ID

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_1001369
database_cross_reference

SNOMEDCT:414667000

MedDRA:10027287

MeSH:D008591

NCIt:C101201
definition

Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)
label

Meningomyelocele
preferred label

Meningomyelocele
prefixIRI

efo:EFO_1001369
prefLabel

Meningomyelocele
term editor

Sirarat Sarntivijai
subClassOf

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0009386
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