Patient's question:
I went to the hospital for a four-dimensional color ultrasound in this recent period, and it was found that the fetus had a brain nerve malformation. What is a neural tube defect?Doctor's answer:
Neural tube defect in the fetus is a very serious fetal brain and congenital notochord malformation, primarily, tendon cord and brain penetration. It is caused by environmental factors and genetic factors leading to neural tube defects, or may also be due to folic acid deficiency, etc. Once diagnosed, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to terminate the pregnancy. There is no need to continue the pregnancy. Before the next pregnancy, both partners should undergo genetic testing.