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Paediatric Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 73, Issue S2, Page S3-S5, April 2026.
Every day throughout the world, medical imaging and radiation therapy leads to the diagnosis and potential cure of countless children. The year 2026 commemorates several milestones which have laid the foundations of contemporary best‐practice. World Radiotherapy Awareness Day is a significant international commemoration and a time to reflect on life ...
John Pearn
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Giant Thoracolumbosacral Myelomeningocele: A Case Report

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Neural tube defects are a broad spectrum of congenital developmental anomalies that include cranial defects and open and closed spinal dysraphism. Myelomeningocele is a common form of spinal dysraphism most commonly seen in the lumbosacral region.
Abhijit Acharya, Souvagya Panigrahi, Rama Chandra Deo, Satya Bhusan Senapati, Ashok Kumar Mahapatra   +4 more
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Parental counselling and autopsy results: A retrospective diagnostic cohort study at a multidisciplinary fetal neurology clinic

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 441-452, March 2026.
Plain language summary: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dmcn.70022 This original article is commented on by Scelsa on pages 311–312 of this issue. Abstract Aim To examine the accuracy of prenatal counselling at a multidisciplinary fetal neurology clinic (FNC) that led to termination of pregnancy (TOP), to improve the quality of future ...
Avi Shariv, Michal Gafner, Zvi Leibovitz, Letizia Schreiber, Dvora Kidron, Ayala Arad, Efrat Hadi, Stephanie Libzon, Liat Ben Sira, Maya Goldschmidt Manor, Dorit Lev, Tally Lerman‐Sagie, Liat Gindes   +12 more
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Use of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) in a Neonate with Limited Dorsal Myeloschisis

Journal of Spinal Surgery
Limited dorsal myeloschisis (LDM) is a rare form of spinal dysraphism characterized by two constant features: a focal “closed” midline skin defect and a fibro-neural tract connecting the skin lesion to the underlying spinal cord.
Shyam Duvuru, Vivek Sanker, Yusra Arafeh, Rnad Alajarmeh   +3 more
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Neonatal Arnold–Chiari II Malformation: An Imaging‐Focused Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Arnold‐Chiari Malformation Type II (CM‐II) is a serious congenital hindbrain disorder marked by the displacement of the cerebellum and brainstem downwards through the foramen magnum. CM‐II is frequently linked with myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus.
Mohammad Alashqar, Seba Lubbadeh, Ahmad Daraghmeh, Ahmad Alashqar, Zaina Khaled, Suleiman Sbeih, Amjad Bdair, Israa Salman, Mohammed I. Abu Kamesh   +8 more
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Rare Case of Anterior Sacral Meningocele in a 30‐Year‐Old Male: Surgical Excision Using the Posterior Sagittal Approach

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Anterior sacral meningocele (ASM) is an uncommon congenital spinal abnormality in which the meningeal sac herniates through an abnormality in the anterior sacrum into the presacral space. It is more observed in females and usually asymptomatic; large ASMs may cause pressure effects on nearby pelvic structures. A 30‐year‐old male presented with
Ayesha Farooq, Zaryab Bacha, Umaima Cheema, Maryum Farooq, Abdullah Afridi, Fathimathul Henna, Muhammad Abdullah Ali, Kamil Ahmad Kamil   +7 more
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Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Parents of Children With Spina Bifida: The Mediating Role of Family Resilience

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 2, Page 1371-1381, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims To investigate factors affecting the quality of life of parents of children with spina bifida and examine how family resilience mediates between parental depression and quality of life. Design Cross–sectional study. Methods Secondary data analysis was performed using first‐year data from a five‐year spina bifida cohort project (2022–2026)
Kyua Kim, Hyeseon Yun, Hooyun Lee, Kijun Song, Marcia Van Riper, Eun Kyoung Choi   +5 more
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Microsurgical Untethering of Pediatric Lipomyelomeningocele: A Stepwise, Photo-Illustrated Technical Note

Brain Sciences
Lipomyelomeningocele (LMMC) is one of the most common forms of occult spinal dysraphism, with an estimated incidence of 3–6 per 100,000 live births, and microsurgical untethering remains the cornerstone of management for symptomatic and selected at-risk ...
Chul Ou Lee, Kwan-Sung Lee, Seung Ho Yang   +2 more
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Navigating the Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair Conundrum: Occult Bilaterality of Patent Processus Vaginalis as an Indication for Laparoscopy

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Introduction: Bilateral inguinal hernia is universally accepted as an indication to repair a pediatric inguinal hernia through the laparoscopic route.
Siva Kamesh, Arvind Sinha, Kirtikumar J Rathod, Manish Pathak, Avinash Jadhav, Rahul Saxena, Shubhalaxmi Nayak   +6 more
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Image characteristics of retained medullary cord in secondary neurulation arrest: an observational study

Scientific Reports
Retained medullary cord (RMC) is a recently defined term denoting closed spinal dysraphism arising from the failure of regression in secondary neurulation.
Seul Bi Lee, Seunghyun Lee, Yeon Jin Cho, Young Hun Choi, Jung-Eun Cheon, Kyung Hyun Kim, Ji Yeoun Lee   +6 more
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