Acetylcholine esterase levels are highly specific for:
Correct Answer: Open spina bifida
Description: Ans. c (Open spina bifida). (Ref. Textbook of obstetrics D C Dutta 6th ed. 112)# Pseudocholinesterase | in omphalocele & Gastroschisis# Actual cholinesterase | in open spina bifida.# | specific acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in amniotic fluid was consistently found to be associated withIntrauterine death and Neural tube defects (pregnancies with spina bifida).Causes of Increased AFP levels:# Wrong gestational age,# Open neural tube defects,# Multiple pregnancies,# IUD,# Anterior abdominal wall defects,# Renal anomalies,# Congenital nephrotic syndrome.Ach esterase has better diagnostic value than AFP in open neural tube defects.
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