Research Article

A CASE REPORT ON NEURAL TUBE DEFECT WITH HYDROCEPHALUS SUGGESTIVE OF CHIARI II MALFORMATION

  • SONA SAN SWATHY .S SNIGDHA ASOK.P.N
    AUTHORS: SONA SAN *, SWATHY .S , SNIGDHA ASOK.P.N DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE, GRACE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, PALAKKAD, KERALA, INDIA
doi https://doi.org/10.15520/ijcrr/2017/8/02/39 Published June 19, 2017 Issue Vol. 8 No. 02 (2017) Section Medical Science
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Abstract

This is a case of 29 year female patient who was admitted in OBG ward with 21 weeks and 5 days of gestation. She was married at age of 29 and conceived 6 months after marriage. Her USG showed open lumbar neural tube defect with fetal hydrocephalus suggestive of CHIARIIImalformation (lemon sign).Fetus showed breech position. Patient came for MTP in hospital. She expelled dead fetus (female) spontaneously by breech along with entire placenta and intact membrane on seventh day after wide variation of dose used in MTP.

Keywords:Fetal hydrocephalus, CHIARI II malformation, Neural tube defect, 

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SONA SAN SWATHY .S SNIGDHA ASOK.P.N . (2017). A CASE REPORT ON NEURAL TUBE DEFECT WITH HYDROCEPHALUS SUGGESTIVE OF CHIARI II MALFORMATION. International Journal of Contemporary Research and Review , Vol. 8 No. 02 (2017) . https://doi.org/10.15520/ijcrr/2017/8/02/39