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Strategies and Tools to Aid the Transition Between Paediatric and Adult Health Services for Young Adults With Neurodevelopmental Conditions: A Scoping Review

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The global rise in neurodevelopmental conditions (NDD), alongside increased life expectancy for affected individuals, underscores the critical importance of effective transition from paediatric to adult healthcare. The transition between paediatrics and adults is an important stage to consider for emotional, psychosocial and ...
Yattheesh Thanalingam, Lisa Hamm, Jin Russell, Colette Muir, Fiona Langridge   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Study of Early post-operative wound complications of spina bifida aperta repair “Incidence and Risk Factors”

مجلة كلية الطب, 2018
Background: Myelomeningocele is the single most common congenital anomaly that affects the CNS and vertebral column. The third world countries having a higher incidence.
Ali K. AL-Shalchy, Wameedh Q. Abdul-hussein   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Total Energy Expenditure and Body Composition of Children with Developmental Disabilities [PDF]

, 2018
Background Obesity prevalence is increased in children with developmental disabilities, specifically in children with spina bifida and Down syndrome.
Bandini, Linda, Forseth, Bethany, Moosreiner, Andrea, Papanek, Paula E., Polfuss, Michele L., Sawin, Kathleen J., Schoeller, Dale A., Zvara, Kimberley   +7 more
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Recurrent Constellations of Embryonic Malformations (RCEM): Teratogenicity Linked to Transient Hypoxia and Hormone Pregnancy Tests Agrees With RCEM and Suggest a Reactive Oxygen Species Pathogenesis

Birth Defects Research, Volume 118, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background No consistent genetic etiology has been found for a group of six different conditions in humans with multiple malformations called “recurrent constellations of embryonic malformations” (RCEM). Recent studies indicate hypoxia/reoxygenation and generation Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) as an underlying mechanism for RCEM with the ...
Aaron P. Adam, Helen E. Ritchie, Margaret P. Adam, Bengt R. Danielsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contribution of obesity to racial and ethnic disparities in the risk of fetal myelomeningocele: a population-based studyAJOG MFM at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports
BACKGROUND: Prepregnancy obesity and racial-ethnic disparities has been shown to be associated with meningomyelocele. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the association of maternal periconceptional factors, including race–ethnicity and ...
Hiba J. Mustafa, MD, FACOG, Catherine T. Burns, BA, Mohammad H. Heydari, BBS, Ali Javinani, MD, Aurelian Bidulescu, MD, MPH, PhD, Mounira Habli, MD, Asma Khalil, MD, MSc   +6 more
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Triple Use of Autologous Amnion Graft in the Treatment of Meningomyelocele and Split Cord Malformation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020
Summary:. This article describes the triple use of autologous amnion graft as a new procedure in the treatment of myelomeningocele and in myelomeningocele with split cord malformation.
Louis de Weerd, MD, PhD, Kristin Sjåvik, MD, PhD, Lars Kjelsberg Pedersen, MD, Sven Weum, MD, PhD, Rune Otto Hennig, MD, PhD   +4 more
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Early versus late termination for fetal anomalies: Women's perspectives and psychological impact in a mixed methods study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 105, Issue 3, Page 444-454, March 2026.
This mixed method study evaluated the psychological impact and perspectives associated with early and late termination of pregnancy (TOP). Early TOP due to fetal anomalies is associated with a lower psychological impact compared to late TOP. Pregnancy termination has a substantial emotional impact regardless of gestational age.
Eline E. R. Lust, Kim Bronsgeest, Lidewij Henneman, Neeltje M. T. H. Crombag, Caterina M. Bilardo, Robert‐Jan H. Galjaard, Esther Sikkel, Audrey B. C. Coumans, Ayten Elvan‐Taşpınar, Sander Galjaard, Attie T. J. I. Go, Gwendolyn T. R. Manten, Eva Pajkrt, Elisabeth van Leeuwen, Monique C. Haak, Mireille N. Bekker   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mediating Effects of Family and Clinical Characteristics on the Quality of Life of Children With Spina Bifida and Their Parents

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 3, Page 2165-2176, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims (1) To determine the mediating effects of children's transition readiness, which reflects self‐management skill acquisition, and family resilience on the relationship between parenting stress and the quality of life (QOL) of parents and children with spina bifida (SB).
Seung Hyeon Yang, Hyeseon Yun, Hooyun Lee, Kyua Kim, Chang Gi Park, Eun Kyoung Choi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Postnatal Management and Outcomes of Hydrocephalus in Patients with Myelomeningocele: a Retrospective Study from a Single Institution

Hamidiye Medical Journal
Background: This study aims to analyze retrospectively the incidence and management of hydrocephalus in patients with myelomeningocele (MMC) treated at the Gülhane Training and Research Hospital between 2017 and 2022.
Gardashkhan Karımzada, Muharrem Berat Kaya, Demet Evleksiz Karımzada, Mehmet Can Ezgü   +3 more
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Isolation, characterization, and differentiation of multipotent neural progenitor cells from human cerebrospinal fluid in fetal cystic myelomeningocele

Stem Cell Research, 2017
Despite benefits of prenatal in utero repair of myelomeningocele, a severe type of spina bifida aperta, many of these patients will still suffer mild to severe impairment. One potential source of stem cells for new regenerative medicine-based therapeutic
Mario Marotta, Alejandra Fernández-Martín, Marc Oria, Cesar G. Fontecha, Carles Giné, Vicente Martínez-Ibáñez, Elena Carreras, Michael A. Belfort, Gloria Pelizzo, Jose L. Peiró   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source