A Newborn Child Is Diagnosed with a Vertebral Arch Defect

question 13

Multiple Choice

A newborn child is diagnosed with a vertebral arch defect, spina bifida.This condition would lead the nurse to suspect the child may have which of the following as well? (select all that apply)

• A) Type II Chiari malformation
• B) Myelomeningocele
• C) Meningocele
• D) Acrania
• E) Craniosynostosis

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