meningoceles vs. pseudomeningoceles

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Re: It is just the opposite, Dawn. Pseudo is not the one seen in people with

Spina Bifida. They can get it, however, say after a Surgery on the

Spinal

Cord, or Chiari Decompression, where Fluid collects and forms a

Buldge. The

regular Meningocele can be the more harmful one if you are born with

this

ype of Spina Bifida.

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I believe this is correct. The difference is that a true Meningocele has

nerve tissue trapped inside it. Whereas a pseudomeningocele (which is often

the result of a leaking dura after surgery) has no nerve tissue inside it --

it is just a pocket of csf and not a true Meningocele.

Just my 2 cents.

Sincerely,

Vikki in town