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Myelomeningocele: neglected aspects [PDF]

, 2008
The commonest cause of neurogenic bladder in children is myelomeningocele. Survival of children is much improved in the Western world, but by 35 years old, about 50% will have died.
Christopher R. J. Woodhouse
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Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Parents of Children With Spina Bifida: The Mediating Role of Family Resilience

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To investigate factors affecting the quality of life of parents of children with spina bifida and examine how family resilience mediates between parental depression and quality of life. Design Cross–sectional study. Methods Secondary data analysis was performed using first‐year data from a five‐year spina bifida cohort project (2022–2026)
Kyua Kim, Hyeseon Yun, Hooyun Lee, Kijun Song, Marcia Van Riper, Eun Kyoung Choi   +5 more
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Mediating Effects of Family and Clinical Characteristics on the Quality of Life of Children With Spina Bifida and Their Parents

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims (1) To determine the mediating effects of children's transition readiness, which reflects self‐management skill acquisition, and family resilience on the relationship between parenting stress and the quality of life (QOL) of parents and children with spina bifida (SB).
Seung Hyeon Yang, Hyeseon Yun, Hooyun Lee, Kyua Kim, Chang Gi Park, Eun Kyoung Choi   +5 more
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Late diagnosis of dorsolumbar lipomyelomeningocele with tethered cord in a middle aged adult: A case report from Nepal

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Closed spinal dysraphism can present with diagnostic issues in settings with limited resources, when knowledge of the disorder and specialized radiological studies, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), may not be readily available. Undiagnosed cases
Sajiva Aryal, MBBS, Saroj Poudel, MBBS, Suraj Sharma, MBBS, MD, Sulav Deo, MBBS   +3 more
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Cervical spinal cord dimensions and clinical outcomes in adults with Klippel-Feil syndrome: A comparison with matched controls. [PDF]

, 2014
Study Design Retrospective case–control study. Objectives To confirm the fact that spinal cord dimensions are smaller in adults with Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) than in pediatric patients with KFS and to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes ...
Auerbach, Joshua D, Cho, Woojin, Lee, Dong-Ho, Nabb, Colin E, Riew, K D, Sehn, Jennifer K   +5 more
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Pelvic organ prolapse is highly prevalent in women with spina bifida

BJUI Compass, Volume 6, Issue 11, November 2025.
Abstract Introduction Women with spina bifida often experience neurological impairments leading to pelvic organ dysfunction, including difficulties with bladder and bowel emptying that necessitate frequent Valsalva manoeuvres. These factors, combined with pelvic floor weakness, may increase the risk of pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
Alexandre Dubois, Briac Malandain, Juliette Hascoet, Camille Haudebert, Charlène Brochard, Claire Richard, Caroline Voiry, Krystel Nyangoh Timoh, Andrea Manunta, Emmanuelle Samson, Benoit Peyronnet   +10 more
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Pattern of Presentation of Spinal Dysraphism: A Study of 72 Patients in Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Pakistan [PDF]

, 2020
Objective:  To review the pattern of presentation and current understanding of patients with spinal dysraphism in our local population. Material and Methods:  Cases of spinal dysraphism of any gender and age were admitted via OPD ...
AFRIDI, AYAZ, AMAN, ATIF, AMIR, SOHAIL, KHAN, IMRAN, KHAN, MUHAMMAD NAWAZ   +4 more
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Evaluation of Bladder Dysfunction Outcomes Among Standardized Bladder Shapes in Children With Spina Bifida

Neurourology and Urodynamics, Volume 44, Issue 8, Page 1560-1568, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives To (1) propose standardized terminology for bladder shapes on fluoroscopic images in a pediatric spina bifida population and (2) determine if bladder shape is associated with filling pressures and other measures of bladder dysfunction. We hypothesized that oblong, trabeculated, and “Christmas tree” bladders would have higher filling
Zoe S. Gan, Joey Logan, Ariana L. Smith, David Ostrowski, Christopher Long, Dana Weiss, Jason Van Batavia, Stephen Zderic, John Weaver, Gregory Tasian   +9 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Detecting Spinal Dysraphism in Infants, Taking MRI as the Gold Standard

Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College
Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in detecting spinal dysraphism in infants, taking MRI as the gold standard. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of six months, from 30th May 2023 to ...
Nosheen Ahmad, Amna Rehan, Abdul Rauf, Mahreen Rasool, Hassan Bukhari, Fiza Kamran   +5 more
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Surgical management of non-dysraphic cervical intramedullary lipoma: A report of two cases

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021
Background: Intradural spinal lipomas without an associated dysraphism, represent a fraction of an already-rare entity. These lesions often present with progressive neurologic deficits. The underlying pathophysiology of these lesions is poorly understood
Jonathan Poggi, Sean Barber, Maria Guglielmo, Rheena Bhatt, Jeffrey Rogg, John E. Donahue, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Petra M. Klinge   +7 more
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