Craniorachischisis – A case report of rare congenital malformation.

Dr. Neethi Mala Mekala; Dr. N Vamshi Krishna Naik; Dr. J. Venkateswara Rao

Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

Craniorachischisis – A case report of rare congenital malformation.

Dr. Neethi Mala Mekala, Dr. N Vamshi Krishna Naik, Dr. J. Venkateswara Rao

Abstract :

Craniorachischisis, a lethal congenital malformation, is an extremely rare and severe type of open neural tube defects arising from defective morphogenesis of central nervous system during emyonic stage of life resulting in fissure of the skull and verteal column. We report the case of a newborn female baby exhibiting features of craniorachischisis, which was detected after birth following assisted eech vaginal delivery of a 36year old woman who presented to us at 30 weeks of gestational age, in second stage of labor. Through this case report, our objective is to reemphasize that interventions like health education, parental counselling, use of folic acid along with additional micronutrients in peri–conceptional period and throughout the pregnancy are crucial, especially in low resource settings, substantially decreasing the risk of neural tube defects.