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Maternal–fetal surgery for myelomeningocele longitudinal follow-up model: Mitigation of care fragmentation through care coordination and outcomes reporting

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Purpose Following the Global Health Symposium at the Spina Bifida World Congress in 2023, the purpose of this work is to provide a historical overview and a state-of-the-art update on the current global practice of myelomeningocele (MMC) closure and to ...
Jonathan Castillo, Mary M Locastro, Romain Corroenne, Anjali Malhotra, Alexander Van Speybroeck, Grace Lai, Michael A Belfort, Magdalena Sanz Cortes, Heidi Castillo   +8 more
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The impact of a biocellulose-based repair of fetal open spina bifida on the need to untether the cord: is it time to unify techniques for prenatal repair?

Einstein
OBJECTIVE To report the need for cord untethering after prenatal repair of open spina bifida using a unique biocellulose-based technique performed at a later gestational age.
D. Lapa, G. Y. Callado, Giulia Catissi, L. Trigo, F. Faig-Leite, A. Sevilla   +5 more
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Impact of Brain Malformations on Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Children with a History of Prenatal Surgery for Open Spina Bifida

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 2021
Introduction: This retrospective study investigates brain malformations and their impact on neurodevelopmental outcome in children after prenatal surgery for spina bifida (SB). Methods: Sixty-one patients were included.
D. Wille, B. Padden, U. Moehrlen, B. Latal, S. Schauer, R. Kottke, P. Grehten, M. Meuli   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Identification of Novel Interacting Proteins of FUZ and GPR161

PROTEOMICS, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Protein–protein interactions are central to the dynamic regulation of signaling pathways and provide critical insight into the cellular mechanisms underlying human disease. Our previous study demonstrated biochemical and genetic interactions between FUZ and GPR161 in sonic hedgehog signaling during spinal neural tube development. In this study,
Gabriella Salazar, Anna Battenhouse, Andrew J. Kim, Sung‐Eun Kim   +3 more
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Espinha bífida aberta em bovino: primeiro relato no estado de Minas Gerais Open spina bifida in calf: first report in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2013
Relatou-se um caso de espinha bífida aberta em uma bezerra de seis dias de idade que apresentava decúbito lateral permanente, pescoço em posição de opistótono, membros torácicos estendidos, impotência funcional dos membros pélvicos e fístulação na região
M.A.C. Nicácio, G.D. Carvalho, M.T.L. Serrano, A. Lang, M.L. Santana   +4 more
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Prenatal myelomeningocele repair: report of an inaugural case and considerations about the implementation of a new fetal neurosurgery program

Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2022
Myelomeningocele (MMC) or open spina bifida is a neural tube defect which consists of a cleft in the vertebral column and a correspondent defect in the skin, causing the meninges and the spinal cord to be exposed.
Carlos Eduardo Barros Jucá, Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho, Antônio Aldo Melo Filho, Fernanda Oliveira de Castro, Denise Ellen Francelino Cordeiro, Enzo Studart de Lucena Feitosa, Renata Viana Brígido de Moura Jucá, Francisco Edson de Lucena Feitosa   +7 more
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Towards Responsible Mining in Africa: Problematising the Environmental and Public Health Concerns of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Ghana

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There have been emerging media reports on the impact of cyanide and mercury use in artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) operations on community health, especially among pregnant and non‐pregnant women, ASGM miners, and children in rural Africa.
Francis Arthur‐Holmes, Emmanuel Selasi Tomude, Steve Ahenkora Amoako   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embryotoxic Effects of Monosodium Methyl Arsenate (MSMA) on Gallus gallus: Morphological and Morphometric Evidence of Developmental Disruptions

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Anthropogenic activities and the large volume of compounds released into the environment are sources of contamination for plants, animals, and humans. The herbicide monosodium methyl arsenate (MSMA) ranks among the best‐selling agricultural pesticides in Brazil.
Daniel Moreira Melo, Eduarda Scalfoni Tavares, Melyssa Kmecick, Juliana Castro Monteiro Pirovani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in spina bifida care: The global journey toward dignity, inclusion, and innovation

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
For nearly a decade, the special issue for spina bifida (SB) in the Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (JPRM) has become an epicenter for qualitative, state of the art, and innovative SB research.
Jonathan Castillo, Judy K Thibadeau, Tim Brei, Heidi Castillo   +3 more
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Novel mouse model of encephalocele: post-neurulation origin and relationship to open neural tube defects

Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2019
Encephalocele is a clinically important birth defect that can lead to severe disability in childhood and beyond. The embryonic and early fetal pathogenesis of encephalocele is poorly understood and, although usually classified as a ‘neural tube defect ...
Ana Rolo, Gabriel L. Galea, Dawn Savery, Nicholas D. E. Greene, Andrew J. Copp   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source