Spina bifida and sexuality

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...

SEXUALITY ISSUES for the Person with Spina Bifida

Forty years ago, we learned an important lesson in the development of a child with the Myelomeningocele form of Spina Bifida: 6 to 9 year old patients with myelomeningocele did not know whether they were boys or girls. A subsequent study demonstrated that parents were embarrassed to ask whether their infant or young child could become a competent reproductive human being! This lack of informati...

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)

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 ...