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Improvement of motor function and decreased need for postnatal shunting in children who had undergone intrauterine myelomeningocele repair

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2013
Objective To compare neuromotor development between patients who did and those who did not undergo intrauterine myelomeningocele repair. Methods Children with myelomeningocele aged between 3.5 and 6 years who did undergo intrauterine repair (Group A, n=
Tereza Cristina Carbonari de Faria, Sergio Cavalheiro, Wagner Jou Hisaba, Antonio Fernandes Moron, Maria Regina Torloni, Ana Lucia Batista de Oliveira, Carolina Peixoto Borges   +6 more
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Neuromodulation in neurogenic bladder. [PDF]

, 2016
While neuromodulation is a well-established treatment option for patients with non-neurogenic overactive bladder and urinary retention, its applicability to the neurogenic bladder population has only recently been examined more in depth.
Sanford, Melissa T, Suskind, Anne M
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Prenatal diagnosis and outcomes of cervical meningocele and myelomeningocele

Journal of Medical Ultrasound
Prenatal diagnosis of myelomeningocele remains challenging for obstetricians, ultrasonographers, and radiologists, although the increased maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein level aids in the confirmative diagnosis.
An-Shine Chao, Lan-Sin Jhang, Peter Ching-Chang Hsieh   +2 more
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Localization Of Cyst Of Myelomeningocele Among Pediatric Patients

Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2019
Objective: To determine the frequency distribution of myelomeningocele cyst location among pediatric patients at a tertiary care hospital of Karachi.
Urooj Fatima, Hussain Mehdi, Farrukh Mustafa Memon, Rubina Ghani, Hasan Ali   +4 more
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A retrospective study of central nervous system shunt infections diagnosed in a university hospital during a 4-year period [PDF]

, 2006
Background: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are used for intracranial pressure management and temporary cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage. Infection of the central nervous system (CNS) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with CSF ...
Suzan Sacar, Huseyin Turgut, Semra Toprak, Bayram Cirak, Erdal Coskun, Ozlem Yilmaz, Koray Tekin, GKC Wong, AL Bisno, CJ Crnich, PM Kanev, B Cýrak, I Celik, 41st World Medical Assembly, KK Haase, JR Zunt, JFX Naradzay, J Filka, I Erbektas, I Erdem, A Morris, AV Kulkarni, SE Davis   +22 more
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Changing Incidence, Outcome and Management of Myelomeningocele

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2009
Pediatric neurosurgeons at Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, review their long-term experience and the evolution of the etiology, diagnosis and management of patients born with myelomeningocele (MM) in 1975-1979 and followed for 25 years in a multi ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Myelomeningocele with Associated Anomalies – Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

Folia Medica, 2019
Myelomeningocele is a common defect of the development of the neural tube. It is a complex congenital malformation of the central nervous system (CNS) that can be associated with other concurrent anomalies.
Borislav Kitov, Ivo Kehayov
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Extended Transverse-oblique Back Flap for Myelomeningocele Defect Closure: A Case Series of 10 Patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020
Background:. Myelomeningocele is the most common phenotype of congenital neural tube defects. Various reconstructive techniques have been described for soft tissue coverage following myelomeningocele repair, one of which is the use of dorsal intercostal ...
Abdullah E. Kattan, MBBS, FRCS, Faris A. Alsufayan, MBBS, Alwaleed K. Alammar, MBBS, Bushra Alhazmi, MBBS, Albanderi Ahmed, MBBS, Adnan G. Gelidan, FRCSC, FACS, Obaid M. Almishal, MBBS   +6 more
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Non-Targeted Metabolic Profiling of Cerebellum in Spina Bifida Fetal Rats

Metabolites, 2023
Spina bifida, known more commonly as myelomeningocele, is a neural tube defect that results in herniation of the cerebellum through the foramen magnum into the central canal as part of the Chiari II malformation.
Evan Thielen, Marc Oria, Miki Watanabe-Chailland, Kristin Lampe, Lindsey Romick-Rosendale, Jose L. Peiro   +5 more
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Layered Closure of Lumbosacral Myelomeningocele Defects with Bilateral Paraspinous Muscle and Composite Fasciocutaneous Flaps

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020
Summary:. Robust, reliable, and reproducible closure of lumbosacral myelomeningocele defects remains a challenge. In infants with lumbosacral myelomeningocele defects, multiple methods of soft tissue coverage have been described.
Kathleen A. Holoyda, MD, Erinn N. Kim, MD, Fatma B. Tuncer, MD, Dino Maglic, MD, Ray C. Hosein, MD, John R. Kestle, MD, Faizi A. Siddiqi, MD, Barbu R. Gociman, MD, PhD   +7 more
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