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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2015 Spina bifida is a birth defect in which the vertebral column is open, often with spinal cord involvement. The most clinically significant subtype is myelomeningocele (open spina bifida), which is a condition characterized by failure of the lumbosacral ...
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Pelvic organ prolapse is highly prevalent in women with spina bifida [PDF]
BJUI CompassIntroduction Women with spina bifida often experience neurological impairments leading to pelvic organ dysfunction, including difficulties with bladder and bowel emptying that necessitate frequent Valsalva manoeuvres.
Alexandre Dubois +10 more
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Prevalence and treatment patterns of erectile dysfunction and hypogonadism in men with spina bifida: a retrospective study [PDF]
Frontiers in UrologyObjectivesTo characterize the estimated prevalence and treatment patterns of erectile dysfunction and hypogonadism in men with spina bifida through a large claims database.MethodsThis retrospective claims study used the MarketScan® databases from 2008 to
Nyemkuna Fortingo +7 more
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Spina bifida as a multifactorial birth defect: Risk factors and genetic underpinnings [PDF]
Pediatric DiscoverySpina bifida is a birth defect resulting from abnormal embryonic development of the neural tube. Though spina bifida is divided into several subtypes, myelomeningocele—the most severe form of spina bifida often associated with a markedly diminished ...
Ethan S. Wong +13 more
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Transition to adulthood: Experience of Japanese youth with spina bifida [PDF]
Health Care TransitionsBackground: Emerging adults with spina bifida have complex developmental and health care needs. Improvement in healthcare means there is greater interest in understanding and supporting the transition needs of children with spina bifida to adulthood ...
Shiho Murayama +2 more
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Changes in Autonomic Nervous System Activity in Children With Spina Bifida: A Case-Control Study [PDF]
International Neurourology Journal, 2023 Purpose We compared heart rate variability parameters between patients with spina bifida and a control group during urodynamic studies, with the goal of evaluating the autonomic nervous system dysfunction present in spina bifida. Methods Continuous heart
Byeong Seon Kim +4 more
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Canadian Urological Association Journal, 2018 N ...
Alvaro A, Saavedra +2 more
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Neonatal and infant mortality associated with spina bifida: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
PLoS ONE, 2021 ObjectivesA systematic review was conducted in high-income country settings to analyse: (i) spina bifida neonatal and IMRs over time, and (ii) clinical and socio-demographic factors associated with mortality in the first year after birth in infants ...
Peter Ho +4 more
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PROGRESS IN APPLICATION OF PRENATAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SPINA BIFIDA [PDF]
精准医学杂志, 2023 Prenatal ultrasound screening plays an important role in eugenics, and the related techniques are developing rapidly. Fetal spina bifida screening is a required item for prenatal care in pregnant women. However, there is still room for improvement in its
LAI Huangyi, SUN Youxiang, JIANG Wei
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Mobility guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida
Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020 The Spina Bifida Association (SBA) is the organization that represents the needs of the population with spina bifida (SB). They are tasked with advocacy, education, optimizing care, and providing a social voice for those with spina bifida. In response to
Pamela E. Wilson, Shubhra Mukherjee
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