Presurgery motor level assessment for prediction of motor level at birth in fetuses undergoing prenatal repair of open spina bifida: time to abandon the anatomical level for counseling.
Nerea MaízS ArévaloP García-ManauM MeléndezCarles GinéC RodóM LópezElena Carreras MoratonasPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2023)
There is a moderate agreement between fetal motor level before prenatal repair of open spina bifida and motor level at birth. A motor loss of two levels or more is associated with a higher anatomical level and with a larger difference between the anatomical and motor levels. Consequently, motor level, rather than anatomical level, should be used for prenatal counseling. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.