Some degree of interest has recently been aroused in the question of the occurrence and incidence of spina bifida. Despite the efforts made by many theorists in the past, its mode of production still remains obscure; it is known' that fundamentally there is a defective formation of the mesodermal tissues surrounding the primitive neural plate, and that the process of chondrification and subsequ...

This study examined the influence of juggling training on mental rotation ability in children with spina bifida. Children between the ages of 8 and 12 solved a chronometric mental rotation test. Half of the children received juggling training (EG) over an 8 week time period; the other half did not receive training (CG). Afterwards, all participants completed the mental rotation test again. Chil...

INTRODUCTION Assuming that spina bifida (SB) is a genetically controlled disease, the aim of our study was to evaluate the degree of genetic homozygosity and the distribution of AB0 blood types among patients with SB occulta and SB aperta by the homozygously recessive characteristics (HRC) test. MATERIAL AND METHODS Our study included an analysis of the presence, distribution and individual c...

INTRODUCTION Lipomyelomeningocele is a form of the spina bifida occulta, which show differentiation from spina bifida aperta by pathogenesis. Laterally located thoracal lipomyelomeningocele is very rare congenital spinal pathology. The clinical presentation may be soft tissue mass, sensorial-motor loss and/or bladder dysfunction. CASE PRESENTATION Here we presented a 10-month-old girl patient...

Spina bifida, or spinal dysraphism, is a malformative pathology related to an anomaly in the development of nervous system, occurring during embryogenesis. The neural tube does not close properly around 28th day life and affects column cord. bifida characterised by damage system will generate handicaps varying degrees: neurological motor, sensory, cognitive, genito-phincter (bladder anorectal) ...

OBJECTIVE To compare outcomes of fetoscopic spina bifida aperta repair (FSBAR) with the results of the open approach (OSBAR) as in the Management Of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS). METHODS This was a systematic comparison of reports on FSBAR with data from the MOMS (n = 78). Inclusion criteria were studies of spina bifida aperta patients who underwent FSBAR and were followed for ≥12 months. Pr...

Anterior lenticonus is a rare anomaly, first described by Webster (I874), which is frequently associated with Alport's syndrome of nephritis and perceptual deafness. A report of the 42 cases recorded up to I966 is given by Arnott, Crawfurd, and Toghill, i966. South Wales has an unusually high incidence of spina bifida. The incidence was found to be 3-92 per iooo in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire w...