Children with spina bifida experience varying rates of disease complications and health system overutilization. Data on sociodemographics, urinary tract infection, clean intermittent catheterization, and health system utilization were collected from caregiver-patient dyads. Newest Vital Sign (NVS) and Brief Health Literacy Screen (BRIEF) were administered to evaluate health literacy (HL). In to...

OBJECTIVES To determine the relative impact of hydrocephalus and spinal dysraphism in young adults on intellectual and cognitive functioning. Sub-groups of patients with congenital hydrocephalus and/or spina bifida were assessed between 1995 and 2003. The entry criteria were that individuals should have (i) intact global function, (ii) average verbal intelligence (or above), and (iii) should no...

Published reports on the sex ratio of spina bifida have been reviewed. With one exception, there seems to be no evidence of variation in the sex ratio of spina bifida. In particular, unlike anencephaly, the sex ratio of spina bifida seems to be unrelated to the prevalence of the malformation: this (M/(M+F)) is of the order of 0.44 in respect of all spina bifida births (liveborn and stillborn). ...

It has been shown in an earlier paper (Lorber, 1965) dealing with the family history of 722 infants born with spina bifida cystica or encephalocele, that 6 8% of 1256 sibs were also affected, either by the same condition or by the closely allied lesions of anencephaly or congenital hydrocephalus. This high incidence in sibs is suggestive of hereditary factors playing a part in the causation of ...

AIM To assess changes over time in parents' expectations of adult milestone achievement (college attendance, full-time job attainment, independent living, marriage, parenthood) for young people with spina bifida, to examine how expectancies relate to actual milestone achievement, and to compare milestone achievement in emerging adults with spina bifida with that of peers with typical developmen...

Objectives: To identify differences in the diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) between typically developing children and children with spina bifida. Method: Sixty-eight children with spina bifida and 68 demographically matched, typically developing children participated in a larger, longitudinal study. Rates of maternal, paternal, and teacher reports of at...

Introduction Nickel (Ni) is one of the well-known toxic metals found in environment. However, its influence on thyroid function not explored enough. Hence, aim this study was to analyse potential Ni disrupt by exploring relationship between blood concentration and serum hormone levels (TSH, T4, T3, fT4 fT3), as well parameters homeostasis (SPINA-GT SPINA-GD) using correlation analysis Benchmark...

It has been shown in an earlier paper (Lorber, 1965) dealing with the family history of 722 infants born with spina bifida cystica or encephalocele, that 6 8% of 1256 sibs were also affected, either by the same condition or by the closely allied lesions of anencephaly or congenital hydrocephalus. This high incidence in sibs is suggestive of hereditary factors playing a part in the causation of ...