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Predictors of long‐term outcome in open spina bifida

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 68, Issue 9, Page 1178-1179, September 2026.
Alison Poulton, Pippa Oakeshott
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Prenatal Evaluation of Myelomeningocele: A Neurosurgical Perspective

, 2016
Myelomeningocele is a neural tube defect that can be diagnosed in utero. The standard of care is postnatal surgery for repair of the open spinal defect, although prenatal surgery is now offered in some institutions.
Grant, Gerald A., Lober, Robert M., Birgisson, Natalia E.   +2 more
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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
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J Neurosurg Pediatr [PDF]

OBJECTIVEHydrocephalus is common among children with myelomeningocele and is most frequently treated with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). Although much is known about factors related to first shunt failure, relatively less data are available about ...

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Current views on fetal surgical treatment of myelomeningocele — the Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS) trial and Polish clinical experience [PDF]

, 2017
Myelomeningocele (MMC) is the most frequent congenital defect of the central nervous system for which there is no satisfactory alternative to postnatal treatment.
Zamłyński, Jacek; Medical University of Silesia Poland, Olszak-Wąsik, Katarzyna; Medical University of Silesia Poland, Bodzek, Piotr; Medical University of Silesia Poland, Olejek, Anita; Medical University of Silesia Poland, Zamłyński, Mateusz; Medical University of Silesia Poland, Horzelski, Tomasz; Medical University of Silesia Poland, Bablok, Rafał; Medical University of Silesia Poland, Nowak, Leszek; Medical University of Silesia Poland, Horzelska, Ewa; Medical University of Silesia Poland   +8 more
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Prenatal folic acid use associated with decreased risk of myelomeningocele: A case-control study offers further support for folic acid fortification in Bangladesh.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Neural tube defects contribute to severe morbidity and mortality in children and adults; however, they are largely preventable through maternal intake of folic acid before and during early pregnancy.
Vijaya Kancherla, Md Omar Sharif Ibne Hasan, Rezina Hamid, Ligi Paul, Jacob Selhub, Godfrey Oakley, Quazi Quamruzzaman, Maitreyi Mazumdar   +7 more
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Maternal laparotomy to fetoscopic myelomeningocele repair in patients with Class 2 obesity is safe and feasible

Pregnancy
Background There is minimal to no data on fetal surgery outcomes in the setting of body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35. Theoretical concerns exist for increased maternal risks from surgery and increased surgical difficulty due to maternal body habitus.
Braxton Forde, Charles B. Stevenson, Foong‐Yen Lim, Mounira Habli, David Nelson McKinney, Kara Beth Markham, Mallory Hoffman, K. Schuyler Nissen, Erinn Goetz, Karin Bierbrauer, Jose Luis Peiro   +10 more
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Prenatal intervention for urinary obstruction and myelomeningocele

, 2017
Widespread use of ultrasonography has resulted in an increase in the recognition of fetal hydronephrosis. The enthusiasm that accompanied early interventions has been tempered by the experience and results obtained over the past 2 decades.
Baskin, Laurence, Swana, Hubert S., Sutherland, Ronald S.   +2 more
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Relationship of antioxidant enzyme activities with myelomeningocele

, 2011
AIM: To investigate the role of erythrocyte free radical scavenging enzyme activities (FRSE), carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) in infants with myelomeningocele (MM)
DEMIR, Ismail, GUDU, Burhan Oral, Mehmet Arslan, Metehan Eseoglu, Ismail Demir, ESEOGLU, Metehan, Demir, Halit, Cigdem Cetin, Halit Demir, Burhan Oral Gudu, Mehmet Melek, Melek, Mehmet, Arslan, Mehmet, CETIN, Cigdem   +13 more
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