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Dorsolumbar Parasitic Rachipagus Twin, Case Report

Egyptian Spine Journal, 2016
Background Data: Siamese twins are joined by a part of their body at birth and the causes of the merger are often unknown. When the merger is on the spine it is rachipagus.
Tariq Awad, Karam Elsayem, Mohamed Elqazaz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Male perspectives on clinical communication about sexual health in spina bifida

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 66, Issue 3, Page 389-397, March 2024.
What this paper adds Great variability exists in individual preference around sexual health communication. Patient‐level barriers hinder successful conversations about sex. Individuals have great insight into how conversations about sex can be improved.
James T. Rague, Josephine Hirsch, Ilina Rosoklija, Theresa Meyer, Courtney Streur, Stephanie Kielb, Earl Y. Cheng, Diana K. Bowen, Elizabeth B. Yerkes, David I. Chu   +9 more
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Urologic self-management through intermittent self-catheterization among individuals with spina bifida: A journey to self-efficacy and autonomy

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2017
PURPOSE: To describe the age of independence in intermittent self-catheterization (ISC) in a diverse patient population and identify factors associated with ISC in individuals with spina bifida.
Jonathan Castillo, Kathryn K. Ostermaier, Ellen Fremion, Talia Collier, Huirong Zhu, Gene O. Huang, Duong Tu, Heidi Castillo   +7 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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Outcome of surgical untethering of tethered cord syndrome in adults due to spina bifida occulta

مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2019
Background:. Children with spina bifida occulta require early surgery to prevent neurological deficits. The treatment of patients with a congenitally tethered cord who present in adulthood remains controversial. Objective: The aim of this study is to
Bassam Mahmood Flamerz Arkawazi
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Comparative Study of Untethering and Spine-Shortening Surgery for Tethered Cord Syndrome in Adults

Global Spine Journal, 2016
Study Design Retrospective multicenter study. Objective Although untethering surgery has been a standard treatment in patients with adult tethered cord syndrome (TCS), spine-shortening osteotomy (SSO) has recently been performed as an alternative ...
Hiroaki Nakashima, Shiro Imagama MD, PhD, Hiroki Matsui, Yasutsugu Yukawa, Koji Sato, Tokumi Kanemura, Mitsuhiro Kamiya, Kenyu Ito, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Naoki Ishiguro, Fumihiko Kato   +10 more
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Myelocystocele in Focus: MRI Insights into a Rare Neurological Condition [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
A three-month-old female child initially presented with a palpable back bulge with intact overlying skin, noticed by the mother since, birth. Clinically, there was lower extremity paralysis and sensory impairment since, birth.
Niharika Prasad, Purnachandra Lamghare, Garima Kaushik   +2 more
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The loop-tail mouse model displays open and closed caudal neural tube defects

Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2023
Beatriz Fernández-Santos, Marta Reyes-Corral, José Manuel Caro-Vega, Miguel Lao-Pérez, Claudia Vallejo-Grijalba, Cristina Mesa-Cruz, Francisco J. Morón, Patricia Ybot-González   +7 more
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Clinical characterization of post-surgical outcomes and associated risk factors of lipomyelomeningocele in Eastern India

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Lipomyelomeningocele (LMMC), the most complex spinal lipoma and a common spinal malformation, can cause complications ranging from bladder dysfunction to significant neurological deficits.
Devansh Mishra , Subhasis Ghosh , Shubhamitra Chaudhuri   +2 more
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Ligamentum arteriosum calcification mimicking esophageal perforation: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Introduction: The ligamentum arteriosum is a structure that connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta in the developing fetus. After birth it usually undergoes fibrous degenerative changes and calcification. Ligamentum arteriosum calcification (LAC) can
Abdulmalek Alzahrani, Mohammed Alsayed, Khalid Nassibi, Ali A. Alzahrani, Samira Alturkistany   +4 more
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