Rachischisis totalis
Rachischisis totalis, also known as complete spina bifida, refers to a severe form of spina bifida where there is a cleft through the entire spine.
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Pathology
There is often a severe or complete defect of the neural tube involving the entire spine from the cervical region through to the sacrum.
Associations
A rachischisis often occurs in association cranial neural tube defects such as:
Treatment and prognosis
A rachischisis is almost always fatal.
History and etymology
The term rachischisis derives from the Greek words rachi meaning spine and schisis meaning split.
See also
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Congenital spinal abnormalities
- anatomy
- cord
- canal
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spinal dysraphism
- dorsal dermal sinus
- meningocele
- lipomyelomeningocele
- myelomeningocele
- neural tube defect
- rachischisis
- sacral dimple
- spina bifida
- tethered cord (occult spinal dysraphism sequence)
- thickened filum terminale
- Chiari malformations
- vertebra
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