Predisposition to spina bifida.

Predisposition to spina bifida: Search for a relation to maternal gastric acid secretion.

The peak acid output of the stomach in a group of 71 mothers of spina bifida children and in 71 matched controls was estimated indirectly by the serum level of group I pepsinogens. The mean levels did not differ significantly, suggesting that the conjectured teratogen is not specially acid-labile. The variance was significantly higher in index subjects than in controls, but the interpretation o...

Spina Bifida (Myelomeningocele)

Sirenomelia with spina bifida.

Sirenomelia is an exceptionally rare cogenital malformation characterized by a single fused lower limb. This deformity is variably known as symmelia, sympodia monopodia, sympus and due to its resemblance to the mermaid of Greek and Roman mythology popularly also known as mermaid baby. Sirenomelia has prevalence of 1.5 4.2 cases per 100,000 births(l). About 300 cases of this lethal anomaly have ...

Tumour Simulating Spina Bifida

The patient enjoyed excellent health from his childhood up to the age of 21, when he felt a peculiar sensation of heat and burning over his waist. On rubbing his finger over the part, he felt the skin a little raised. The pain and the swelling lasted for a fortnight or so when it was cured by a hakim of his place. Three months after the alleged cure, he noticed a fluctuating tumour about the si...

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...