Spina Bifida Cystica

"Spina Bifida Cystica" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A form of spinal dysraphism associated with a protruding cyst made up of either meninges (i.e., a MENINGOCELE) or meninges in combination with spinal cord tissue (i.e., a MENINGOMYELOCELE). These lesions are frequently associated with spinal cord dysfunction, HYDROCEPHALUS, and SYRINGOMYELIA. (From Davis et al., Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp224-5)

Descriptor ID	D016137
MeSH Number(s)	C10.500.680.800.730 C16.131.666.680.800.730
Concept/Terms	Spina Bifida Cystica Spina Bifida Cystica Spina Bifida Manifesta Spina Bifida Aperta Spina Bifida, Open Spina Bifida, Open Open Spina Bifida

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Spina Bifida Cystica".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Nervous System Malformations [C10.500]
Neural Tube Defects [C10.500.680]
Spinal Dysraphism [C10.500.680.800]
Spina Bifida Cystica [C10.500.680.800.730]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Nervous System Malformations [C16.131.666]
Neural Tube Defects [C16.131.666.680]
Spinal Dysraphism [C16.131.666.680.800]
Spina Bifida Cystica [C16.131.666.680.800.730]

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