title: Clinical dilemmas arising from the antenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects.
abstract: Eight case histories are presented which demonstrate clinical problems associated with the antenatal screening for and diagnosis of neural tube defects. It is suggested how some of these problems might be avoided in future.
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000328:Adult; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins