Double neural tube defect: a case report and discussions on neural tube development.
OBJECTIVE
Double neural tube defect is a rare congenital problem. A case illustration and current literatures on neural tube closure theory are discussed. The available theories are summarised and compared with regard to the case report.


METHODS
A preterm baby with a parietal encephalocele and thoracic myelomeningocele is reported and management described. A two-staged surgery was performed.


CONCLUSIONS
The present case, the first described in Southeast Asia, appears to support a multi-site closure theory.
Sarawak General Hospital, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. dr.ravinddran@gmail.com
Ravindran
R
Vashu
Ngian San
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Liew
D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D054259:Neural Tube / Q000196:embryology; D011247:Pregnancy; D047928:Premature Birth; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae