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Neural Tube Defects MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Neural Tube Defects
Tree Number(s)
C10.500.680
C16.131.666.680
Unique ID
D009436
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009436
Annotation
do not confuse entry term SPINAL CORD MYELODYSPLASIA with MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES, a defect of bone marrow formation
Scope Note
Congenital malformations of the central nervous system and adjacent structures related to defective neural tube closure during the first trimester of pregnancy generally occurring between days 18-29 of gestation. Ectodermal and mesodermal malformations (mainly involving the skull and vertebrae) may occur as a result of defects of neural tube closure. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp31-41)
Entry Term(s)
Acrania
Craniorachischisis
Developmental Defects, Neural Tube
Developmental Neural Tube Defects
Diastematomyelia
Exencephaly
Iniencephaly
Neural Tube Developmental Defects
Neurenteric Cyst
Neuroenteric Cyst
Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Occult Spinal Dysraphism Sequence
Spinal Cord Myelodysplasia
Tethered Cord Syndrome
Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
Previous Indexing
Anencephaly (1966-1978)
Central Nervous System (1966-1978)
Spina Bifida (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note
1979; for DIASTEMATOMYELIA and TETHERED CORD SYNDROME see SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA 1991-1999; for NEURENTERIC CYST see SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA 1991-1999, see NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS 1979-1990
History Note
1979; for DIASTEMATOMYELIA and TETHERED CORD SYNDROME use SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA 1991-1999; for NEURENTERIC CYST use SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA 1991-1999, use NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS 1979-1990
Date Established
1979/01/01
Date of Entry
1978/05/15
Revision Date
2012/07/03
Neural Tube Defects Preferred
Diastematomyelia Narrower
Tethered Cord Syndrome Narrower
Craniorachischisis Narrower
Exencephaly Narrower
Spinal Cord Myelodysplasia Narrower
Acrania Narrower
Iniencephaly Narrower
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