The most common neural tube defects are spina bifida, in which the spin al cord fails to close completely during fetal development, and anencephaly, in which part or all of the brain doesn't develop.

最常见的神经管缺陷是脊柱裂，它是指胎儿期脊髓没有被完全封闭，和无脑畸形，它指部分或全部脑组织没有发育。

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Lipomyelomeningocele is an uncommon congenital anomaly, resulting from outpouching of spinal cord and its surrounding leptomeninges through the bony defect of spina bifida.

脂肪脊髓脊膜膨出是一种罕见的先天异常，源于脊髓及脊膜经由脊柱裂而向外突出。

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