OBJECTIVE Previous reports have suggested that the incidence of spina bifida occulta (SBO) in patients with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (PMNE) is higher than the general population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of spina bifida occulta on the medical treatment outcome of PMNE. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between January 2008 and December 2011, a total of 223 ...

The present study sought to assess the time trends of spina bifida on the basis of cases identified by the Liaoning Birth Defects Registry in 14 cities from 2006 to 2015. We calculated the prevalence of spina bifida, percent and average change of time trends, and contribution rates of each city. Poisson regression model was used to find the line of best fit for spina bifida prevalence by year, ...

Radiological records of 104 patients with multiple vertebral anomalies without apparent spina bifida and 112 infants with spina bifida cystica were surveyed and the incidences of hemivertebrae and of rib, vertebral body, and vertebral arch fusions were recorded. The distributions of these four anomalies along the vertebral axis were found not to be statistically different between the two age gr...

Background The aim of this study is to review the medical history of patients with spina bifida, encompassing both aperta and occulta types born between the years 2003 until 2016, spanning a 13-year time period. We assessed each patient and maternal parent information, details of the defects, and conditions associated with the primary defect. We also include information on patients' ambulation ...

Aim: To see central nervous system anomaly during pregnancy (anencephaly, hydrocephalus and spina bifida) by ultrasonography associated with folic acid deficiency/ low intake. Study design: cross sectional Site duration: one year from Jan 2021 to Dec at Pak Red Crescent Medical & Dental College teaching Hospital Dina Nath Multan Road Kasur. Method: There was convenient sampling. Written Con...

OBJECTIVE The current study investigated individual growth in autonomy development across the adolescent transition, comparing the trajectories of children with and without spina bifida. METHOD Individual growth curve modeling procedures were utilized to describe the developmental course of autonomy across four waves of data collection, from ages 9 to 15, and to test whether illness status [s...

Based on a family systems/social-ecological perspective, mothers and fathers of 8- and 9-year-old children with spina bifida (n = 55; 28 male, 27 female) were examined in comparison to a matched group of parents with 8- and 9-year-old able-bodied children (n = 55; 29 male, 26 female) across several areas of functioning (individual, parental, and marital). Findings suggested that mothers and fat...

The present physical handicaps and social status of 202 survivors of spina bifida cystica attending The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street before 1954 are described. Ninety-three of the patients, mostly with uncomplicated meningocele, had escaped serious disability and were living normal lives. But 109 had a serious disability, including three who are mentally retarded. Some of the...

BACKGROUND Caregiver productivity costs are an important component of the overall cost of care for individuals with birth defects and developmental disabilities, yet few studies provide estimates for use in economic evaluations. OBJECTIVE This study estimates labor market productivity costs for caregivers of children and adolescents with spina bifida. METHODS Case families were recruited fr...

In a previous communication (Record and McKeown, 1949) it was noted that in Birmingham the incidence of anencephalus and spina bifida decreased during the years 1940-47, while the incidence of hydrocephalus remained fairly constant. It was tentatively suggested that this decrease might be correlated with changes in the parity distribution of births, since it was shown that the incidence of anen...