Cysts in unborn baby brain and some leakage

Me and my husband went in for our first ultrasound and found out that the baby has some cysts in her ventricles of her brain.  So they performed an amnio to see if there were any genetic markers for abnormalities.  There was nothing genetic but they said they did find some of the babies brain fluid within my amnio.  What should we expect with this child.  Will she have pain how will she be affected mentally.  Is there any hope that she will be able to live normal without a lot of operations.

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

The nervous system of the fetus develops from the same cells or origin which give rise to the skin. The nerve tube acts as a skeleton for the future brain to form. The spinal column is formed by fusion of the two sides. If this fusion is not complete, the cerebrospinal fluid in the spinal canal can communicate with the amniotic fluid. The child may be born with e lower or upper back defect. This defect may heal over a period of time, but you will have to take extra care. Spina bifida is a condition that he can be born with.

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