AIM To evaluate the effect of shunt selection on the rate of shunt revision due to early shunt complications in neonatal myelomeningocele-associated hydrocephalus. MATERIAL AND METHODS The data of 157 neonatal myelomeningocele cases in three pediatric neurosurgery centers (Ankara University, Kocaeli University, Selcuk University) who underwent shunt surgery at the time of myelomeningocele rep...

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) ...

OBJECT The purpose of this study is to explore various aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children with spinal dysraphism. METHODS The authors enrolled a prospective cohort of 159 patients from the multidisciplinary spina bifida clinic. Surveys were distributed to caregivers of patients with spina bifida who were 5 years old and older. Data were collected using the Health Ut...

OBJECT Myelomeningocele is the most severe congenital malformation of the CNS that is compatible with survival. From the time of the development of practical treatment for hydrocephalus in the late 1950s, affected individuals began to survive into adulthood in substantial numbers. Data on the neurological status of these individuals are sparse, as are descriptions of their continuing requiremen...

OBJECTIVE Comprehensively and objectively assess physical activity, aerobic fitness and body fat in adolescents and young adults with myelomeningocele and to investigate their relationships. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS Fifty-one persons (26 males) with myelomeningocele aged 21.1 (standard deviation) 4.5) years. METHODS Physical activity was measured with an accelerometry-based ...

The neurosurgical goal when treating children with spina bifida (predominantly myelomeningocele) is to maintain stable neurological functioning throughout the patient's life time. Unfortunately, few long-term outcome studies are available to help direct the neurosurgical care of a child born with myelomeningocele and often treatment relies more heavily upon the experience of senior practitioner...

Neural tube defects contribute to severe morbidity and mortality in children and adults; however, they are largely preventable through maternal intake of folic acid before and during early pregnancy. We examined the association between maternal prenatal folic acid supplement intake and risk of myelomeningocele (a severe and common type of neural tube defect) in the offspring. We performed secon...

Anesthesia of a newborn poses different types of challenges to the anesthesiologist. Cervical meningomyelocele adds to the difficulty with positioning and airway problems. We report a case of successful management of such a case.