, 2015 Spina bifida is a birth defect in which the vertebral column is open, often with spinal cord involvement. The most clinically significant subtype is myelomeningocele (open spina bifida), which is a condition characterized by failure of the lumbosacral ...
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Spectrum of Spinal Dysraphism in Pediatric Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]
, 2021 Objectives: To report the spectrum of spinal dysraphism presenting in pediatric patients admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery Lady reading hospital Peshawar.
Gul, Huma +3 more
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Congenital spinal dysraphism with infected sacrococcygeal sinus tract: need for improved awareness amongst clinicians [PDF]
, 2020 Spinal dysraphism (SD) includes a group of developmental anomalies resulting from failure of fusion of parts along dorsal aspect of midline structures lying along spinal axis from skin to vertebrae and spinal cord.
Ahmed, Shameem +2 more
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Evaluation of Cerebral and Spinal Abnormalities on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Infants with Myelomeningocele: A Retrospective Observational Study [PDF]
Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and ResearchIntroduction: Spinal dysraphism includes a diverse collection of congenital spinal abnormalities that occur due to flawed closure of the neural tube and can be classified as open or closed types.
Sweta Swaika
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To Document The Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Open Neural Tube Defect at Teaching Hospital, Dera Ghazi Khan [PDF]
, 2020 Objectives: To study clinical presentation and to determine outcome of open Neural Tube Defects at ourrespected institution. We took a review of all cases of open neural tube defects seen at the Neurosurgery Unit of hospital in the last years to document
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Long subcutaneous tunnelling reduces infection rates in paediatric external ventricular drains [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose The aim of this study is to report the efficacy of long subcutaneous tunnelling of external ventricular drains in reducing rates of infection and catheter displacement in a paediatric population. Methods In children requiring external ventricular
Chakraborty, A +3 more
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Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Spinal Dysraphism: Morphological and Molecular Evidence in Children [PDF]
, 2023 Spinal dysraphism, most commonly myelomeningocele, is the typical cause of a neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) in childhood. The structural changes in the bladder wall in spinal dysraphism already occur in the fetal period and affect all
Gerwinn, Tim +3 more
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Essential features of Chiari II malformation in MR imaging: an interobserver reliability study—part 1 [PDF]
, 2012 Item does not contain fulltextPURPOSE: Brain MR imaging is essential in the assessment of Chiari II malformation in clinical and research settings concerning spina bifida.
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Neurenteric cyst at the dorsal craniocervical junction in a child: Case report [PDF]
, 2018 Neurenteric cysts, also known as enterogenous cysts, are uncommon, benign, congenital lesions that usually occur in the posterior mediastinum but can be seen at any level of the neuraxis. Here, we report a pediatric patient with a neurenteric cyst in the
Alexandrescu, Sanda +6 more
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Spinal dysraphism: MRI evaluation [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Spinal dysraphism refers to the entire range of spinal column and neuraxis anomalies. The objective was to evaluate the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in characterizing the congenital and developmental disorders of spine.Methods ...
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