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When the Prenatal Ultrasound “Level” Does Not Match the Neurologic Reality: Mapping Anatomical-Motor Discordance in Open Spinal Dysraphism

MedXY Editorial Team•Aug 18, 2026•OB/GYN & Women's Health
motor levelmyeloschisisprenatal ultrasoundopen spinal dysraphism

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In a 12-year tertiary-centre cohort of 187 fetuses with open spinal dysraphism, the motor level was more caudal than the anatomical level in 85.0% of cases.

The median anatomical-motor discrepancy was two vertebral segments, but the range was wide, extending from -3 to +15 segments.

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