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Pelvic organ prolapse is highly prevalent in women with spina bifida [PDF]
Introduction 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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Associations of arsenic exposure and folate in maternal leukocyte DNA methylation: a case-control study of mothers with spina-bifida affected children [PDF]
Background In Bangladesh, more than a quarter of drinking water tubewells are contaminated with arsenic above the national standard (50 µg/l), while nearly half exceed the World Health Organization guideline (10 µg/l).
Amy M. Inkster +12 more
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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 spinal neural tube to close during embryonic development.
Copp, AJ +5 more
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Alvaro A, Saavedra +2 more
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Neonatal and infant mortality associated with spina bifida: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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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Mobility guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida
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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Changes in Autonomic Nervous System Activity in Children With Spina Bifida: A Case-Control Study [PDF]
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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Family functioning guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida
Research supports a resilience-disruption model of family functioning in families with a child with spina bifida. Guidelines are warranted to both minimize disruption to the family system and maximize family resilience and adaptation to multiple spina ...
Tessa K. Kritikos, Grayson N. Holmbeck
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Investigating the Knowledge Surrounding Folate and Folic Acid in a Cohort of Vegetarians
BackgroundThe aim is to identify any gaps in the knowledge of folate and folic acid in vegetarians, which is of interest given the increasing adoption of vegetarian type diets.
Michael Dolan +3 more
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