Multiple neural tube defects in a child: A rare developmental anomaly.
BACKGROUND
The presence of multiple neural tube defects (NTDs) is a rare entity. Published literature shows not more than 10 case reports. Such cases contradict the well-established "zipper model" of neural tube closure and support "multi-site closure model."


METHODS
We are reporting a unique case of multiple NTDs in a 5-month-o ld female child. Occipital encephalocele, dorsal meningomyelocele, Split cord malformation (SCM), and tethered cord were present in this case.


CONCLUSIONS
This case report further substantiate the "multisite closure model," however, more research work on human neuro-embryology is needed to overcome the controversies of neural tube closure.
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Neha
N
Singh
Deepak Kumar
DK
Singh
Pallavi
P
Aga
Ragini
R
Singh
Meningocele; Zipper model; multiple neural tube defects; multisite closure; neural tube