Limited dorsal myeloschisis: a not-so-rare form of primary neurulation defect
2013
Purpose
Limited dorsal myeloschisis (LDM) is a distinctive form of spinal dysraphism characterized by two constant features: a focal “closed” midline skin defect and a fibroneural stalk that links the skin lesion to the underlying cord. The embryogenesis is hypothesized to be incomplete disjunction between cutaneous and neural ectoderms, thus preventing complete midline skin closure and allowing persistence of a physical link (fibroneural stalk) between the disjunction site and the dorsal neural tube.
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