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From autism to zoom: Spina bifida advocacy, care, education, and research in a changing world

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022
Whereas legislation mandates for folic acid fortification have been implemented throughout many nations, divergent neural tube defects (NTDs) prevalence rates still remain among the world’s populations.
Jonathan Castillo, Judy K. Thibadeau, Tim Brei, Heidi Castillo   +3 more
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Transition into adult healthcare services in Scotland –findings from a study concerning service users at the Scottish Spina Bifida Association [PDF]

, 2014
Background and Aims Literature on interventions that enable young people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to have smooth transition, into adult healthcare services, stress the need for the process to start early and to include all family members ...
Wynd , Andrew H D, Carachi, Robert, Levy, Sharon; id_orcid, Levy, Sharon, ,   +4 more
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Fetoscopic Myelomeningocele Repair with Complete Release of the Tethered Spinal Cord Using a Three-Port Technique: Twelve-Month Follow-Up—A Case Report

Diagnostics, 2022
Open spina bifida is one of the most common congenital defects of the central nervous system. Open fetal surgery, which is one of the available therapeutic options, remains the gold standard for prenatal repairs.
Agnieszka Pastuszka, Mateusz Zamłyński, Tomasz Horzelski, Jacek Zamłyński, Ewa Horzelska, Iwona Maruniak-Chudek, Adrianna Marzec, Justyna Paprocka, Patrycja Gazy, Tomasz Koszutski, Anita Olejek   +10 more
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Open meningocele associated with a cervical spinal arachnoid cyst and Arnold Chiari malformation type II, a case report

Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2022
Introduction: Spina bifida is a congenital malformation involving the vertebral spine with different presentations ranging from occult defects to large cutaneous defects exposing tissue and nerves.
Yamila Basilotta Marquez, Juan Pablo Mengide, Sebastián Jaimovich, Romina Argañaraz, Beatriz Mantese   +4 more
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Prenatal Predictors of Need for CSF Diversion in Infants Following Prenatal Repair of Open Spina Bifida; Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, 2023
OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate prenatal predictors of the need for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion in infants following prenatal repair of open spina bifida (OSB).
H. Mustafa, Kholoud Arab, A. Javinani, S. Garg, Sadia Nawab, M. Habli, A. Khalil   +6 more
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Assessment of longitudinal brain development using super‐resolution magnetic resonance imaging following fetal surgery for open spina bifida

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2023
Prenatal surgery is offered for selected fetuses with open spina bifida (OSB) to improve long‐term outcome. We studied the effect of fetal OSB surgery on brain development using advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to quantify the volume,
N. Mufti, J. Chappell, M. Aertsen, M. Ebner, L. Fidon, J. Deprest, A. David, A. Melbourne, D. Atkinson, F. Bredaki, L. de Catte, P. De Vloo, P. Demaerel, Roland Devlieger, Trevor Gaunt, G. Kendall, Sébastien Ourselin, K. P. Baruteau, A. Sacco, M. Sokolska, Dominic Thompson, Tom Vercauteren   +21 more
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Longitudinal evolution of Central Nervous System anomalies in fetuses with open spina bifida fetoscopic repair and correlation with neurological outcome.

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, 2023
BACKGROUND Open spina bifida (OSB) is associated with Central Nervous System anomalies, as abnormal Corpus callosum (CC) and heterotopias. However, the impact of prenatal surgery over these structures remains unclear.
L. Trigo, E. Eixarch, F. Faig-Leite, Marta Gomez Chiari, M. Rebollo, M. Dalaqua, E. Gratacós, D. Lapa   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intrathecal CSF dynamic measurements in hydrocephalus associated with MMC – Experience of the Republican center of neurosurgery of Uzbekistan

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020
Purpose: We sought to determine methods of precise gradation of hydrocephalus in patients with spina bifida. Symptomatic hydrocephalus is a common condition associated with myelomeningocele (open spina bifida).
M.M. Akhmediev, G.M. Kariev, T.M. Akhmediev   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Longitudinal MRI in the context of in utero surgery for open spina bifida: A descriptive study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023
Fetal surgery for open spina bifida (OSB) requires comprehensive preoperative assessment using imaging for appropriate patient selection and to evaluate postoperative efficacy and complications.
N. Mufti, M. Aertsen, D. Thomson, P. De Vloo, P. Demaerel, J. Deprest, A. Melbourne, A. David   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Open Spina Bifida: Why Not Fetal Surgery? [PDF]

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 2018
<b><i>Objective:</i></b> The majority of patients counseled for prenatal open spina bifida repair (SBR) do not undergo fetal surgery. The aim of this study was to analyze the reasons for this phenomenon. <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> The data of the first 160 patients seeking counseling or referred
Luca Mazzone, Ueli Moehrlen, Barbara Casanova, Samira Ryf, Nicole Ochsenbein-Kölble, Roland Zimmermann, Franziska Kraehenmann, Martin Meuli   +7 more
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