See Also: Neural tube defect(health)
Defect, neural tube(health)
neural tube defect(medicine)
neural tube defect(encyclopedia)
neural tube(medicine)
basal plate of neural tube(medicine)
basal lamina of neural tube(medicine)
dorsolateral plate of neural tube(medicine)
dorsal plate of neural tube(medicine)
alar lamina of neural tube(medicine)

Defect, neural tube (health)


A major birth defect caused by abnormal development of the neural tube, the structure present during embryonic life which gives rise to the central nervous system - the brain and spinal cord. Neural tube defects (NTDs) are among the most common birth defects that cause infant mortality (death) and serious disability.