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Selection for Treatment in Spina Bifida Cystica [PDF]
BMJ, 1973 This paper discusses (1) the mortality in 295 patients with myelomeningocele born 1961-9, (2) the "quality of life" of 88 surviving patients born 1961-5, and (3) their implications for selection for treatment in spina bifida cystica. Evidence is presented that high neurological levels, the presence of severe hydrocephalus, especially if present at ...
G K, Smith, E D, Smith
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Lifestyle in adults aged 35 years who were born with open spina bifida: prospective cohort study. [PDF]
, 2004 BACKGROUND AND METHODS: From 1963 to 1971, 117 babies with open spina bifida were treated non-selectively from birth. In 2002 we reviewed all the survivors by postal questionnaire and telephone call.
Oakeshott Pippa +5 more
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Transition into adult healthcare services in Scotland –findings from a study concerning service users at the Scottish Spina Bifida Association [PDF]
, 2014 Background and Aims Literature on interventions that enable young people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to have smooth transition, into adult healthcare services, stress the need for the process to start early and to include all family members ...
Wynd , Andrew H D +4 more
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Campbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2020., 2020 Abstract Background There are approximately 1 billion people in the world with some form of disability. This corresponds to approximately 15% of the world's population (World Report on Disability, 2011). The majority of people with disabilities (80%) live in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), where disability has been shown to disproportionately
Ashrita Saran +2 more
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Prevalence of Spina Bifida among Newborns in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Scientifica, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020 Spina bifida is an abnormal closure of the neural tube during the fourth week of development. It is the major cause of fetal loss and considerable disabilities in newborns. The aim of this review is to determine the pooled prevalence of spina bifida among newborns in Africa.
Mohammed Oumer +4 more
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LucasFidon/spina-bifida-MRI-atlas: Paper submission
, 2021 This is the version of the code that was used to compute the first version of the fetal brain atlas for spina bifida aperta https://www.synapse.org/#!Synapse:syn25887675/wiki ...
Lucas Fidon
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Treatment of spina bifida cystica as used at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for children London E2
South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 1972 No abstract available.
Janice Behr
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Walking and living independently with spina bifida: a 50‐year prospective cohort study
Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 61, Issue 10, Page 1202-1207, October 2019., 2019 Aim To describe trends in walking and living independently in a cohort of consecutive cases of spina bifida, followed‐up over 50 years. Method From 1972 to 2017, a cohort of 117 (born 1963–1971, 50 males, 67 females) survivors and/or carers was surveyed approximately every 5 years by clinical examination and/or postal questionnaire/telephone interview.
Pippa Oakeshott +3 more
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International Journal of Endocrinology, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019 Objective. The purpose of this study was to describe baseline data on etiological, clinical, laboratory, and management strategies in Kenyan children and adolescents with Disorders of Sex Development (DSD). Methods. This retrospective study included patients diagnosed with DSD who presented at ages 0–19 years from January 2008 to December 2015 at the ...
Prisca Amolo +4 more
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"I Like to Play with My Friends": Children with Spina Bifida and Belonging in Uganda [PDF]
, 2016 This paper describes experiences of living and belonging from the perspectives of Ugandan children with spina bifida and their siblings and parents.
Idro, Richard +7 more
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