Characteristics of a spina bifida population including North American Caucasian and Hispanic individuals

[The quality of life of Brazilian and North-American adolescents with spina bifida].

The purpose of the present research is to explore and describe the quality of life of adolescents in two different cultural environments, the Brazilian and the North American. The point of reference of the investigation is the dimension encompassing the concept of quality of life. This qualitative research utilized semi-structured interviews and focal groups in two health-care units specialized...

Spina bifida and sexuality.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate sexual function amongst adult individuals with spina bifida and to register their subjective satisfaction with their sexual life and relationships. SETTING Department for Spinal Cord Injuries, East Denmark. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Cohort study. Medical record information, neurological examination, personal interview, Functional Independence Measure (FIMTM), Medical Ou...

Spina Bifida and Rehabilitation

Spina bifida (SB) is the incomplete closure of the posterior elements of the vertebrae due to a developmental disorder. Among the causes of childhood disability, SB is the second most common cause after cerebral palsy. Generally, secondary motor neuron findings are seen below the lesion.The ambulation grade and the orthoses used by patients vary according to the level of the lesion. SB patients...

Spina Bifida (Myelomeningocele)

Spina bifida--a vanishing nightmare?

Detailed analysis is presented on the dramatic decline in spina bifida births and other congenital central nervous system defects in the past 12 years, in both Sheffield and the rest of Great Britain. In Sheffield, there was an average of 20 spina bifida births per year up to 1972, but since then there has been a progressive fall to only one in 1984. This decrease may be partly attributable to ...