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Neuropsychological care guidelines for people with spina bifida
While the neuropsychological profile for individuals with Spina Bifida (SB) can vary, often certain patterns of strengths and weaknesses are evident across the lifespan.
Jennifer T. Queally +4 more
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Improving the Patient Experience in Pediatric Cystometrography: A Prospective Observational Study
ABSTRACT Introduction Cystometrography, despite its invasive nature, is a crucial investigation for understanding and managing the bladder in children with neurogenic, non‐neurogenic and congenital bladder conditions. Results are influenced by child behaviors and artefacts, but results can be critical in developing patient‐specific management plans ...
Assia Comella +7 more
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Healthcare utilization in patients with spina bifida and bone fractures
Objective: 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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PURPOSE: Sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD) are seen at disproportionately higher rates in children with spina bifida compared with their same aged peers. SRBD such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or central apnea are associated with developmental
Amy Eisenberg +6 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Intravesical oxybutynin (IVO) is a 2nd line treatment option for patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) who are not adequately managed by oral anticholinergics. The UPSIDE study aimed to identify urodynamic and anamnestic predictors for achieving a therapeutically satisfactory dose (TSD) of 1 mg/mL IVO and to ...
Arndt Van Ophoven +16 more
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Spina bifida (SB) is a broad term encompassing several subgroups of neural tube defects including myelomeningocele, meningocele, and lipomyelomeningocele.
Jonathan Castillo +4 more
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The Interpretability of the Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score
ABSTRACT Objective To define mild, moderate and severe symptom categories of the neurogenic bladder symptom score (NBSS) and NBSS‐short form (SF), and to calculate the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of the NBSS‐SF. Methods We used existing datasets from the original NBSS validation study (n = 230 patients with spinal cord injury (SCI ...
Jeremy Dai +9 more
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The Natural History of Spina Bifida in Children Pilot Project: Research Protocol
BackgroundPopulation-based empirical information to inform health care professionals working with children with spina bifida currently is lacking. Spina bifida is a highly complex condition that not only affects mobility but many additional aspects of ...
Alriksson-Schmidt, Ann I +6 more
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Advancing Personalized Care for Neurogenic Bladder: The Case for Continent Urinary Diversion
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) with a poorly compliant bladder that is refractory to minimally invasive therapies (MIT) represents an “end‐stage” phenotype in which the principal objectives are durable upper urinary tract protection and restoration of continence with acceptable long‐term morbidity.
Francis A. Jefferson, Maude E. Carmel
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ABSTRACT Background Achieving continence in patients with neurogenic bladder is a difficult goal especially when stress urinary incontinence (SUI) due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency is involved. Two techniques are commonly used in that setting, but they have never been directly compared: the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) and the fascial ...
Alicia Blondeau +7 more
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