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Spina bifida as a multifactorial birth defect: Risk factors and genetic underpinnings

Pediatric Discovery, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2025.
Abstract Spina bifida is a birth defect resulting from abnormal embryonic development of the neural tube. Though spina bifida is divided into several subtypes, myelomeningocele—the most severe form of spina bifida often associated with a markedly diminished quality of life—accounts for a significant portion of cases.
Ethan S. Wong, Daniel A. Hu, Lily Zhang, Rachel Qi, Cindy Xu, Ou Mei, Guowei Shen, Wulin You, Changqi Luo, Tong‐Chuan He, Russell R. Reid, Lewis S. Shi, Michael J. Lee, Yi Zhu   +13 more
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A Retrospective Study of Infant and Maternal Risk Factors in LUMBAR Syndrome

Molecular Genetics &Genomic Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2025.
A database of 109 published individuals with LUMBAR syndrome was used to identify potential infant and maternal risk factors. Results showed that LUMBAR syndrome is significantly more common in full‐term, normal birth weight, singleton, girls. There were no reports in twins or other multiple births, no reports of familial recurrence, and no repeated ...
Denise W. Metry, Dawn H. Siegel, Kim M. Keppler‐Noreuil   +2 more
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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

Journal 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, Tarun John K. Jacob, John Mathai   +2 more
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Routine 36‐week scan: diagnosis of fetal abnormalities

Ultrasound in Obstetrics &Gynecology, Volume 65, Issue 4, Page 427-435, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate further the incidence and types of fetal abnormality identified at a routine 36‐week ultrasound examination, which had not been diagnosed in previous scans at 20 weeks and 12 weeks' gestation, and to report the fetal abnormalities that are diagnosed only postnatally.
A. Syngelaki, R. Mitsigiorgi, J. Goadsby, K. Hamed, R. Akolekar, K. H. Nicolaides   +5 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]

Memoirs 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, Ludmila Bacumenco-Pîrnău, Cristina Cordoș, Mariana Popovici, Luminița Bejenaru   +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

JA 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, Masayuki Nakagawa, Kana Matsubara, Kohei Godai, Kenya Kamijima, Yoichiro Abe   +5 more
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A case of split notochord syndrome: a child with a neuroenteric fistula presenting with meningitis [PDF]

, 2006
The authors describe a case of split notochord syndrome with a neuroenteric fistula in a newborn presenting with meningitis. Associated anomalies included agenesis of the corpus callosum, short colon, malrotation, epispadias, and an abnormally high ...
Lequin, M.H. (Maarten), Mancini, G.M.S. (Grazia), Ramshorst, G.H. (Gabrielle) van, Ven, C.P. (Cees) van de   +3 more
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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

Magallania, 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, ELISA CALÁS, FLAVIA MORELLO   +2 more
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Outcome of surgical untethering of tethered cord syndrome in adults due to spina bifida occulta

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

The 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, M. Sarthak Swarup, Gaurav Pradhan   +2 more
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