Diabetes, pregnancy and spina bifida • JML Journal of Medicine and Life

2021, Volume 14, Issue 6, pp 868 – 870

Diabetes, pregnancy and spina bifida

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Georgescu Tiberiu ^{1 2}

Ionescu Olivia ³

Ionescu Paris ⁴

Bacalbasa Nicolae ²

Pop Lucian Gheorge ¹

1. National Institute of Mother and Child Care Alessandrescu-Rusescu, Bucharest, Romania

2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, South Nurnberg Hospital, Nurnberg, Germany

4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania

*Corresponding Author: Lucian Gheorghe Pop, National Institute of Mother and Child Care Alessandrescu-Rusescu, Bucharest, Romania. Phone: 0040741044720; E-mail: popluciangh@icloud.com

Abstract

Spina bifida is a disorder characterized by failure of the neural tube to form during embryological development. The early signs in the head and spine may be detected on ultrasound from 11 weeks of gestation. Diabetes is a well-known teratogen factor that increases the chances of birth defects, such as neural tube defects. We report a 12 weeks case of spina bifida in type 1 diabetes.

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spina bifidadiabetesultrasoundneural tube defects

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PMC ID: 8811678
PubMed ID: 35126760
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2021-0249

Article Publishing Date (print): Nov-Dec 2021
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

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