Abstract
Segmental spinal dysgenesis (SSD) is a rare congenital spinal abnormality characterized by segmental dysgenesis or agenesis of the thoracolumbar or lumbar spine, congenital kyphosis, and abnormal configuration of the underlying spinal cord. A unique feature of SSD is that the vertebrae are present above and below the defect, and there is often a lower cord segment in the caudal spinal canal. We report a fetal MRI case of SSD with postmortem and neuropathological correlations. Our report confirms already published findings including the presence of a neurenteric cyst but is the first to document anterior spinal artery segmental agenesis in SSD.
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Valdez Quintana, M., Michaud, J., El-Chaar, D. et al. Fetal segmental spinal dysgenesis and unusual segmental agenesis of the anterior spinal artery. Childs Nerv Syst 32, 1537–1541 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-016-3054-x
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