NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS (NTD)

 

 

1.     Embryology of NTD's

2.     Screening for NTD's with a-Fetoprotein

3.     Prevention of NTD's

4.     Risk of Recurrence

5.     Classification and Ultrasound of NTD

o        Anencephaly

o        Cephalocele

o        Iniencephaly

o        Myelomeningocele

o        Myelocystocele

6.     Occult Spinal Dysraphism

7.     Arnold Chiari type II malformation.