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Delayed Repair of Myelomeningoceles [PDF]
Objective: Myelomeningocele is a defect that is typically surgically repaired within the first few days of life in developed countries to minimize the risk of meningitis.
Tye, Gary +2 more
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Rudimentary meningocele: remnant of a neural tube defect? [PDF]
Background: Rudimentary meningocele, a malformation in which meningothelial elements are present in the skin and subcutaneous tissue, has been described in the past, under a variety of different terms and has also been referred to as cutaneous meningioma.
El Shabrawi-Caelen, Laila +5 more
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Genetics of human neural tube defects [PDF]
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are common, severe congenital malformations whose causation involves multiple genes and environmental factors. Although more than 200 genes are known to cause NTDs in mice, there has been rather limited progress in delineating ...
A. J. Copp +131 more
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Unusual Spinal Dysraphic Lesions [PDF]
Human tail and multiple spinal dysraphism are unusual congenital malformations. Human tail appeared as a prominent lesion from the lumbosacrococcygeal region, generally without connection between the tail and the neurospinal axis. Spinal dysraphisms are usually isolated, reaching 0.038% of incidence of multiple spinal dysraphisms in the same child ...
Jose Roberto Tude Melo +2 more
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Underactive bladder - an underestimated entity [PDF]
Introduction. The concept of underactive bladder is relatively new. Currently there is no generally accepted definition of this pathology. Diagnosis depends on urodynamic findings, and symptoms are usually rare and intricated with the symptoms of other ...
Bratu, Ovidiu Gabriel +8 more
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Neural tube defects: recent advances, unsolved questions, and controversies [PDF]
Neural tube defects are severe congenital malformations affecting around one in every 1000 pregnancies. An innovation in clinical management has come from the finding that closure of open spina bifida lesions in utero can diminish neurological ...
Copp, AJ, Greene, NDE, Stanier, P
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Epidural Analgesia Decreases Narcotic Requirements in Low Level Spina Bifida Patients Undergoing Urologic Laparotomy for Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel [PDF]
Purpose Concern of anatomical anomalies and worsening neurologic symptoms has prevented widespread use of epidural catheters in patients with low level spina bifida (LLSB). We hypothesize that thoracic epidural placement in the T9-T10 interspace is safe
Cain, Mark P. +6 more
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Spina bifida is a birth defect in which the vertebral column is open, often with spinal cord involvement. The most clinically significant subtype is myelomeningocele (open spina bifida), which is a condition characterized by failure of the lumbosacral ...
Adzick, NS +5 more
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Síndrome da medula ancorada mimetizando doença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth no disrafismo oculto da coluna [PDF]
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Department of NeurologyUNIFESP, Department of ...
Barsottini, Orlando Graziani Povoas +4 more
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Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of spinal meningoceles and arachnoid cysts [PDF]
Though the nomenclature regarding spinal arachnoid cysts and meningoceles is confusing and sometimes overlapping, spinal arachnoid cysts and meningoceles are distinct entities with different presentations and etiologies.
Baron, Eli M. +2 more
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