A Newborn Child Is Diagnosed with a Vertebral Arch Defect

question 23

Multiple Choice

A newborn child is diagnosed with a vertebral arch defect and meningocele. This condition would most likely result in:

• A) Arnold-Chiari II malformation.
• B) spina bifida.
• C) spinal angioma.
• D) acrania.

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