title: Aplasia cutis congenita associated with type I split cord malformation: Unusual case.
abstract: A full-term newborn girl born with large skin, muscle, bone and dural defect in the lumbo-sacral area. The lesion included a split spinal cord by a perpendicular bony spur and connected from its tip to the upper lamina. Patient was diagnosed with aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) associated with type I split cord malformation (SCM). Neurological examination of the lower extremities was normal. Spinal X-rays showed a bony spur on the L2 vertebral column and laminar defect in the lumbo-sacral area. Lesion was operated and closed according to anatomic layers. Clinical and intraoperative findings of this extremely rare case are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Al Bashir Government Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Bashar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abuzayed
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pamir
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Erdincler
keywords: Aplasia cutis congenita; bony spur; spinal dysraphism; split cord malformation