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Comparing Folic Acid Interventions and Arsenic Reduction Strategies for Neural Tube Defect Prevention in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review and Decision Analysis

Birth Defects Research, Volume 117, Issue 6, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Maternal intake of folic acid prevents most cases of neural tube defects (NTDs), and arsenic exposure may increase NTD risk. In Bangladesh, where arsenic exposures are high, understanding the potential impacts of arsenic reduction and folic acid‐based interventions can guide decision‐making.
Chih‐Fu Wei, Ernani F. Choma, Xingyan Wang, Carrie G. Wade, Ya Luan Hsiao, Diane Bao, Sudipta K. Mukherjee, David C. Christiani, Marc G. Weisskopf, Liming Liang, Maitreyi Mazumdar   +10 more
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Utilization of MRI in Fetal Surgery

iRADIOLOGY, Volume 3, Issue 3, Page 191-202, June 2025.
The ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedures, open fetal surgery, fetoscopic surgery, and percutaneous interventions are critical approaches in fetal medicine, particularly for managing complex congenital anomalies. Fetal MRI plays a pivotal role in pre‐procedural planning and real‐time monitoring, ensuring optimal outcomes by providing ...
Wei Bian, Weizeng Zheng, Zesi Liu, Qiong Luo, Liqun Sun   +4 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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Spina bifida as a multifactorial birth defect: Risk factors and genetic underpinnings

Pediatric Discovery, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2025.
Abstract Spina bifida is a birth defect resulting from abnormal embryonic development of the neural tube. Though spina bifida is divided into several subtypes, myelomeningocele—the most severe form of spina bifida often associated with a markedly diminished quality of life—accounts for a significant portion of cases.
Ethan S. Wong, Daniel A. Hu, Lily Zhang, Rachel Qi, Cindy Xu, Ou Mei, Guowei Shen, Wulin You, Changqi Luo, Tong‐Chuan He, Russell R. Reid, Lewis S. Shi, Michael J. Lee, Yi Zhu   +13 more
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Hydrocephalus-history of surgical treatment over the centuries [PDF]

, 2012
To trace the history of the treatment of hydrocephalus is to document the parallel development of medicine as a whole; when one reviews the treatment of hydrocephalus, the integral relationship between basic science and therapy is reaffirmed.
Meljnikov Igor Đ., Milojević Aleksandar J., Radojčić Branka S.   +2 more
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Efficacy of flour fortification with folic acid in women of childbearing age in Iran

, 2011
Background: Flour fortification with folic acid is one of the main strategies for improving folate status in women of childbearing age. No interventional trial on the efficacy of folic acid fortification has been conducted so far in Iran.
Abdollahi, Z., Djazayery, A., Elmadfa, I., Golalipour, M.J., Sadeghian Sharif, S., Sadighi, J., Salehi, F.   +6 more
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Neurogenic bladder: etiology and assessment [PDF]

, 2008
A review of the various causes of neurologic impairment to the lower urinary tract in children was the aim of this presentation. The emphasis was on diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment that strive to maintain as normal a function as possible in ...
A Giannantoni, A Pierre-Kahn, AA Sidi, AJ Ross, AS Cass, B Bernbeck, B Cirak, C Papapetrou, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CV Hopps, D Pang, DA Bruce, DB Joseph, DB Shaul, DM Hagan, E Geranoitis, E Iwatsubo, EJ McGuire, FC Henderson, GE Palomaki, H-Y Wu, I Koyanagi, I Perkash, J Donnelly, J Gierup, J Kochling, J Mandell, JE Batista, JG Blaivas, JM Anderson, JM Wilmshurst, JMH Teichman, JN Kim, K Sarica, KB Nelson, KC Kuban, KP Murphy, L Cornette, L Guttmann, L Guzman, LE Roijen, LJ Williams, LM Perez, M Augutis, M Barkin, M Kaefer, M Kyllerman, M Nogueira, M Proctor, M Rivosecchi, MA Keating, MJ Lanska, N Satar, N Satar, N Seki, P De Biasio, PD Metcalfe, PJ Shenot, RA Cohen, RA Edelstein, RL Brown, RM Decter, RM Decter, S Taskinen, S Vaidyanathan, S Vaidyanathan, S Yamada, SA Lynch, SB Bauer, SB Bauer, SB Bauer, SK Agarwal, SP Rothenberg, Stuart B. Bauer, T Neveus, TA Schlager, TM Boemers, TS Parrott   +77 more
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Lumbar spinal stenosis: the reliability, sensitivity and specificity of the nerve root sedimentation sign [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves at the level of the lumbar vertebra.
Azizan, Asrul Fahmi
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Preserved ambulation in a puppy with severe thoracolumbar myelodysplasia

Journal of Small Animal Practice, Volume 66, Issue 10, Page 752-752, October 2025.
E. Donoghue, M. Koo, N. Jeffery
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Spina bifida—ultrasonographic diagnosis in first and second trimesters [PDF]

, 2017
Accurate and timely prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida (SB) is a major challenge of actual antenatal care. The diagnosis of spina bifida may be only suspected during I trimester because the detection rate of intracranial traslucency is 50%; the final ...
Di Cresce M., Martinelli P., Maruotti G. M., Saccone G., Sarno L.   +4 more
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