Healthcare utilization in patients with spina bifida and bone fractures [PDF]
Journal of Rehabilitation MedicineObjective: To compare bone fractures and fracture-related healthcare costs in individuals with and without spina bifida (SB). Design: This is a retrospective observational trial.
Adrian M. Fernandez +7 more
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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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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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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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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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Family functioning guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida
Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020 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
SURE Journal: (Science Undergraduate Research Experience Journal), 2019 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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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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Nutrition, metabolic syndrome, and obesity: Guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida
Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020 Nutritional challenges and a lack of activity can lead to health problems across the lifespan for people with spina bifida. Children and adults with spina bifida are also at greater risk of being classified as overweight or obese compared to their peers ...
Amy C. McPherson +3 more
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Identification of novel CELSR1 mutations in spina bifida. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Spina bifida is one of the most common neural tube defects (NTDs) with a complex etiology. Variants in planar cell polarity (PCP) genes have been associated with NTDs including spina bifida in both animal models and human cohorts.
Yunping Lei +5 more
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