Segmental spinal dysgenesis (SSD) is a rare congenital deformity that occurs when portions
of the spine and spinal cord fail to develop properly. 1 SSD was originally defined as …

Fetal magnetic resonance imaging is well accepted as secondary image tool for the
evaluation of pathologies affecting the fetal brain as detected on prenatal ultrasonography …

Background and Purpose: Caudal regression syndrome (CRS) is a rare congenital
abnormality in which a segment of the spine and spinal cord fails to develop. The severity of …

Segmental spinal dysgenesis is a rare spinal congenital abnormality in which a segment of
the spine and spinal cord fails to develop completely. This entity is often associated with …

Neurenteric cysts (NECs) are dysraphic lesions. They are usually extramedullary, the
intramedullary forms are very rare. To our knowledge, only 10 cases of isolated …

The human fertilized egg divides iteratively generating blastomeres. From the stage 16
blastomeres, the peripheral cells form the trophectoderm, whereas the central cells regroup …

Spinal dysraphisms (SDs) are congenital malformations of the spinal cord, determined by
derangement in the complex cascade of embryologic events involved in spinal …

Skeletal malformations constitute a heterogeneous group of anomalies affecting the axial
and peripheral skeleton. They include generalized disorders of the skeleton, characterized …