MENINGOMYELOCELE

Course overview

MYELOMENINGOCELE OR OPEN SPINA BIFIDA IS A DEVASTATING CONGENITAL MALFORMATION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY. TIMELY DIAGNOSIS ALLOWS FOR PRENATAL COUNSELING AND INFORMED MANAGEMENT CHOICES, INCLUDING TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY, FETAL SURGERY, OR POSTNATAL SURGERY. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF MYELOMENINGOCELES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN IMPROVING THE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.