A CLINICAL CASE OF EARLY PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF DIASTEMATOMYELIA

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Svetlana Ivanovna Elgina
Kemerovo State Medical University, 650056, Kemerovo, Voroshilova St., 22a
Lyudmila Viktorovna Abramova
Kuzbass Regional Clinical Hospital named after S.V. Belyaev, 650066, Kemerovo, Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 22
Svetlana Leonidovna Stopicheva
Kuzbass Regional Clinical Hospital named after S.V. Belyaev, 650066, Kemerovo, Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 22
Elena Aleksandrovna Kokina
Kuzbass Regional Clinical Hospital named after S.V. Belyaev, 650066, Kemerovo, Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 22
Olga Arkadyevna Solovieva
Kuzbass Regional Clinical Hospital named after S.V. Belyaev, 650066, Kemerovo, Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 22
Yulia Germanovna Geld
Kuzbass Clinical Pathological Anatomy Bureau, 654041, Novokuznetsk, Bardina Ave., 34
Anna Vladimirovna Sergeeva
Mariinsky City Hospital named after V.M. Bogonis, 652152, Kemerovo region, Mariinsk, st. 1st microdistrict, bldg. 5
Elena Vladimirovna Rudaeva
Kemerovo State Medical University, 650056, Kemerovo, Voroshilova St., 22a
Kira Borisovna Moses
Kemerovo State Medical University, 650056, Kemerovo, Voroshilova St., 22a
Vadim Gelievich Moses
Kemerovo State University, 650000, Kemerovo, Krasnaya Street, 6

Abstract

Closed spinal dysraphia (spina bifida occulta) is a form of congenital spinal bifida in which the bony defect is hidden under intact skin. The population frequency of closed spinal dysraphia has not been definitively determined. According to the data of modern studies, the frequency of detection of spinal dysraphia is 0.5-2.5%. Nevertheless, due to its relative rarity, diagnostic challenges, and limited literature coverage, diastematomyelia remains an underrecognized condition for many healthcare professionals, emphasizing the need for further research and dissemination of knowledge.
The article describes an early case of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of diastematomyelia at 13.4 weeks of pregnancy.

Keywords

fetus, spinal dysgraphia, diastematomyelia, prenatal diagnosis

Author Biographies

Svetlana Ivanovna Elgina,

doctor of medical sciences, docent, professor of the department of obstetrics and gynecology named after G.A. Ushakova

Lyudmila Viktorovna Abramova,

doctor of the department of ultrasonic research methods N 2

Svetlana Leonidovna Stopicheva,

doctor of the department of ultrasonic research methods N 2

Elena Aleksandrovna Kokina,

neurologist at the children's clinic

Olga Arkadyevna Solovieva,

head of the department of ultrasonic research methods N 2

Yulia Germanovna Geld,

head of the department of pediatric pathology

Anna Vladimirovna Sergeeva,

obstetrician-gynecologist of the gynecological department

Elena Vladimirovna Rudaeva,

candidate of medical sciences, docent, docent of the department of obstetrics and gynecology named after G.A. Ushakova

Kira Borisovna Moses,

assistant of the department of polyclinic therapy and nursing

Vadim Gelievich Moses,

doctor of medical sciences, professor, director of the Medical Institute

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© Svetlana Ivanovna Elgina, Lyudmila Viktorovna Abramova, Svetlana Leonidovna Stopicheva, Elena Aleksandrovna Kokina, Olga Arkadyevna Solovieva, Yulia Germanovna Geld, Anna Vladimirovna Sergeeva, Elena Vladimirovna Rudaeva, Kira Borisovna Moses, Vadim Gelievich Moses, 2026


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Elgina, S. I., Abramova, L. V., Stopicheva, S. L., Kokina, E. A., Solovieva, O. A., Geld, Y. G., Sergeeva, A. V., Rudaeva, E. V., Moses, K. B., & Moses, V. G. (2026). A CLINICAL CASE OF EARLY PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF DIASTEMATOMYELIA. Mother and Baby in Kuzbass, 27(1). https://mednauki.ru/index.php/MD/article/view/1415

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