Fractures in myelomeningocele

Myelomeningocele.

1. Recognize the signs and symptoms of ventricular shunt failure (increased intracranial pressure). 2. Identify the signs and symptoms of tethered spinal cord. 3. List signs and symptoms of Chiari II malformation. 4. Apply the three-level classification system to patients who have spinal cord abnormalities. 5. Use system-based recommendations for ongoing surveillance and care of patients who ha...

Congenital kyphosis in myelomeningocele.

More children with spina bifida cystica are surviving today because of improved operative treatment and clinical care. Problems arising from spinal deformity in these children are presenting more often for treatment. The purpose of this paper is to observe the natural course of kyphotic spinal deformity seen in association with spina bifida cystica. Specific attention is focused on kyphosis bec...

Bladder in Myelomeningocele

In a recent paper, good correlation was shown between the nature of the bladder disorder and the neurological picture in infants and young children suffering from myelomeningoceles (Stark, 1968). According to the function of the 2nd-4th sacral segments on clinical examination of the lower limbs, patients could be classified into 4 groups (Fig. 1). Those in Group A (at least one leg neurological...

Myelomeningocele in dizygotic twins

Results We present the case of a 29-year-old pregnant woman referred to our center due to dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy (concordant with sex), hypothyroidism and fetal spina bifida associated to Arnold-Chiari malformation type II. She denied the use of folic acid supplementation during pregnancy. The previous pregnancy was uneventful. The patient's husband was a 32-year-old and nonconsa...

Spina Bifida (Myelomeningocele)