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Spina Bifida: Pathogenesis, Mechanisms, and Genes in Mice and Humans

open access: yesScientifica, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Spina bifida is among the phenotypes of the larger condition known as neural tube defects (NTDs). It is the most common central nervous system malformation compatible with life and the second leading cause of birth defects after congenital heart defects. In this review paper, we define spina bifida and discuss the phenotypes seen in humans as described
Siti W. Mohd-Zin   +5 more
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Cross‐Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Jebsen‐Taylor Hand Function Test in an Italian Population

open access: yesRehabilitation Research and Practice, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Objective. This paper describes the Italian translation and adaptation to the Italian culture of the original version of the Jebsen‐Taylor hand function test and conveys the procedure for testing its validity and reliability. Design. The cultural adaptation process and validation were based on data from a group of people with no clinical evidence of ...
Greta Culicchia   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathological anatomy of spina bifida

open access: yes, 2008
Spina bifida occulta results from incomplete closure of the neural tube around the twentieth day of embryonic development [1]. Spina bifida was described in the medieval literature and was recognized even earlier.

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Neuropsychological profile of young adults with spina bifida with or without hydrocephalus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Objectives: To determine the relative impact of hydrocephalus and spinal dysraphism in young adults on intellectual and cognitive functioning. Sub-groups of patients with congenital hydrocephalus and/or spina bifida were assessed between 1995 and 2003.
Loveday, C.   +4 more
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Community‐based Rehabilitation for People With Disabilities in Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries: A Systematic Review

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 1-177, 2015., 2015
This Campbell systematic review looks at the evidence from different types of community‐ based rehabilitation interventions in low‐ and middle‐income countries, which target different types of physical and mental disabilities. This review summarises findings from 15 studies, six which focus on physical disabilities and nine on mental disabilities ...
Valentina Iemmi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fractures in Children with Spina Bifida

open access: yes, 2020
Objective:The aim of this study is to investigate the frequency of fractures and related factors in children with spina bifida who were followed up in our hospital.Materials and Methods:By retrospectively examination of the medical records of 450 ...
Feyza Nur Yücel   +2 more
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The spina bifida: Management and outcome

open access: yes, 2008
The evolution of technology has made new surgical techniques available for the treatment of diseases associated with the spina bifida malformation, and this is especially true in hydrocephalus and fetal surgery.

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Abnormal skull findings in neural tube defects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The human neural tube develops and closes during the third and fourth week after conception and is normally completed by 28 days post-conception. Malformations, knows as neural tube defects, occure, when the normal closure process fails. Several clinical
Cacciatore , Alessandro   +9 more
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Spina Bifida Cystica in the African

open access: yes, 1995
The African Journal of Neurological Sciences Vol 14 No.2, 1995 Spina Bifida Cystica in the African A. Adeloye Code Number: NS95009 Size of Files: Text: 16.5K Graphics: No associated graphics files SUMMARY Spina Bifida Cystica (SBC) is the commonest of ...

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Early achievement of autonomous displacement in childhood patients with spina bifida: a case report. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
openBackground: La spina bifida è una patologia che determina una malformazione congenita del tubo neurale. Il mielomeningocele, in particolare, è la più grave e frequente manifestazione della spina bifida.
DE GRANDIS, ARIANNA
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