Neural Tube Defects
Findings from M. Finn and Co-Authors Provide New Insights into Neural Tube Defects
Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 8th, 2012
2012 MAR 8 -- "Objectives To describe a new first-trimester sonographic landmark, posterior displacement of the midbrain and aqueduct of Sylvius, which may be useful in early screening for neural tube defects. Methods This was a prospective study of 457 normal fetuses at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks' gestation," scientists writing in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology report.
"We measured the distance from the posterior border of the aqueduct of Sylvius to the anterior border of the occiput (AOS-to-occiput distance) in the axial plane and created a reference range. In the nine fetuses with abnormal midbrain position identified in the first...
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