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Magnetic resonance imaging in the prenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the prenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects (NTDs). BACKGROUND: NTDs comprise a heterogeneous group of congenital anomalies that derive from the failure of the neural tube to close ...
A. Zugazaga Cortazar, C. Duran Feliubadalo, C. Martín Martinez, L. Serra, M. R. Bella Cueto   +4 more
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Open meningocele associated with a cervical spinal arachnoid cyst and Arnold Chiari malformation type II, a case report

Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2022
Introduction: Spina bifida is a congenital malformation involving the vertebral spine with different presentations ranging from occult defects to large cutaneous defects exposing tissue and nerves.
Yamila Basilotta Marquez, Juan Pablo Mengide, Sebastián Jaimovich, Romina Argañaraz, Beatriz Mantese   +4 more
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Neurourological complications in patients with myelodisplasia [PDF]

, 2014
Spina bifida is a frequently seen congenital anomaly which is compatible with life. During the embryological period the defects in the closure of neural tube leads to open or closed spinal dysraphism.
Cüneyt Göçmez, Mansur Dağgülli, Sümeyye Çoruh Kaplan   +2 more
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Delayed Repair of Myelomeningoceles [PDF]

, 2014
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, Ward, John D., Watson, Joseph C.   +2 more
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Rudimentary meningocele: remnant of a neural tube defect? [PDF]

, 2001
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, Frieden, Ilona J., Kim, Bang-Soon, McCalmont, Timothy H., Soyer, Hans Peter, White, Wain L.   +5 more
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Diagnostic value of spinal ultrasound compared to MRI for diagnosis of spinal anomalies in pediatrics

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2020
Background Spinal dysraphism (SD) is a spectrum of congenital disorders. MRI is the gold standard technique for diagnosis of SD. Spinal ultrasonography (USG) can be used as a screening tool for SD in infants.
Nermeen A. Tawfik, Ahmed Tohamy Ahmed, Tarek E. El-Shafei, Mohamed R. Habba   +3 more
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Genetics of human neural tube defects [PDF]

, 2009
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 ...
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Amniotic band associated with human tail-like cutaneous appendage and spinal dermoid tumor: An exceedingly rare triad

Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020
Introduction: The association between amniotic band syndrome (ABS) and spinal dysraphism is an extremely rare entity that was paucity reported in the literature so far and similar conditions such multiple asymmetric encephaloceles and anencephaly were ...
Leopoldo Mandic Ferreira Furtado, José Aloysio da Costa Val Filho, Bruno Lacerda Sandes, Gustavo Alberto Rodrigues da Costa, Fernando Levi Alencar Maciel, Eustaquio Claret dos Santos Júnior   +5 more
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True cervicothoracic meningocele: a rare and benign condition

Neurology International, 2015
Cervical meningoceles are rare spinal dysraphism, accounting for approximately 7% of all cystic spinal dysraphism. In spite of the rarity, the clinical course is most of the times benign.
Bruno L. Pessoa, Yara Lima, Marco Orsini
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Underactive bladder - an underestimated entity [PDF]

, 2020
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, Bungau, Simona, Dan, Spinu Arsenie, Gherghiceanu, Florentina, Ionita-Radu, Florentina, Marcu, Dragos Radu, Mischianu, Dan, Stanciu, Adina Elena, Stanescu, Ana Maria Alexandra   +8 more
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