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Successful lumbar epidural catheter placement through a lower back lipoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Structural abnormalities of the lumbar spine or the overlying structures may represent a relative contraindication or technical difficulty to neuraxial anesthesia. We report a case of successful epidural catheter placement through a lower back lipoma for
Helwani, Mohammad, Saied, Nahel N
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Encouraging results of bowel and bladder management in spina bifida aperta in South India with quality of life scores in a tertiary care institution in South India

open access: yesJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2019
Context: It is often a challenge to counsel parents with children operated for spina bifida aperta in developing countries. Data regarding the efficacy of simple measures and preventive are scarce.
Jujju Jacob Kurian   +2 more
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Association of folate receptor (FOLR1, FOLR2, FOLR3) and reduced folate carrier (SLC19A1) genes with meningomyelocele. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
BACKGROUND: Meningomyelocele (MM) results from lack of closure of the neural tube during embryologic development. Periconceptional folic acid supplementation is a modifier of MM risk in humans, leading toan interest in the folate transport genes as ...
Au, Kit Sing   +8 more
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A Preliminary Bioanthropological Study of a 16th –17th Century Skeletal Sample, Discovered at the “Vovidenia” Church in Iași (Romania) [PDF]

open access: yesMemoirs of the Scientific Sections of the Romanian Academy, 2022
In this paper, the authors present a preliminary bioanthropological analysis concerning several skeletons discovered and exhumed in 2021 at the “Vovidenia” Church in Iași (Iaşi County, Romania).
Vasilica-Monica Groza   +4 more
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Successful annuloplasty using the cone-beam computed tomography-assisted radiofrequency thermocoagulation system in a patient with severe vertebral deformity: a case report

open access: yesJA Clinical Reports, 2022
Background Complex anatomical features are challenging for minimally invasive intradiscal therapy owing to insufficient visualization for accurate needle advancement. We report the case of a patient with dysraphic vertebral pathologies who presented with
Shintaro Hagihara   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neural tube defects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Neural tube defects (NTDs), including spina bifida and anencephaly, are severe birth defects of the central nervous system that originate during embryonic development when the neural tube fails to close completely.
Copp, AJ, Greene, ND
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Outcome of surgical untethering of tethered cord syndrome in adults due to spina bifida occulta

open access: yesمجله كليه طب الكندي, 2019
Background:. Children with spina bifida occulta require early surgery to prevent neurological deficits. The treatment of patients with a congenitally tethered cord who present in adulthood remains controversial. Objective: The aim of this study is to
Bassam Mahmood Flamerz Arkawazi
doaj   +1 more source

Klippel-Feil syndrome with multiple skeletal anomalies, Dandy-Walker spectrum, and occipital cephalocele—a rare presentation

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2021
Background Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a congenital malformation causing fusion of at least two cervical vertebrae and characterized clinically by presence of triad of short neck, limited neck movements, and low posterior hair line.
Mohammad Shoaib   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Análisis bioantropológico de un enterratorio humano del Holoceno Tardío en Cabo Nose, Tierra del Fuego, Chile Bioanthropological analisys of a Late Holocene human burial from Cabo Nose, Tierra del Fuego Chile

open access: yesMagallania, 2011
Se presenta el hallazgo fortuito, excavación y análisis de un enterratorio humano en Cabo Nose, Tierra del Fuego, Chile. El enterratorio se encontraba depositado en un conchal compuesto principalmente de choritos y mauchos, así como de algunos huesos de ...
MARTA P ALFONSO-DURRUTY   +2 more
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Bioarchaeology and burial practices at Capela de Nossa Senhora da Victória (Rio Maior, Portugal) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
A team of archaeologists discovered numerous human remains during three seasons of excavations and architectural analysis at Capela de Nossa Senhora da Victória (Our Lady of Victory Chapel) in Rio Maior, Portugal between 1987 and 1989.
Murphy, Kimmarie   +4 more
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