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 ...

Spina bifida is the one of the most common severe congenital abnormality of the central nervous system. Scalloping of the frontal bones called “the lemon sign” and caudal displacement of the cerebellum called “the banana sign” are known as cranial signs of open spina bifida on ultrasonography at the second trimester. Although these signs are useful methods in diagnosing of open spina bifida in ...

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 ...

Spina Gleditsiae is an important herb with various medicinal properties in traditional and folk medicinal systems of East Asian countries. In China through the centuries, it has been traditionally used as a source of drugs for anticancer, detoxication, detumescence, apocenosis, and antiparasites effects. Recently, an increasing number of studies have been reported regarding its chemical constit...

INTRODUCTION Neural tube defects such as anencephaly, spina bifida, and encephalocele are congenital anomalies of the central nervous system. Data on the prevalence of neural tube defects in Kenya are limited. This study characterizes and estimates the prevalence of spina bifida and encephalocele reported in a referral hospital in Kenya from 2005-2010. METHODS Cases were defined as a diagnosi...

Based on a social-ecological theoretical framework, this study sought to identify key individual (attitude toward spina bifida), family (satisfaction with family functioning), and peer (peer support) factors associated with the quality of sibling relationships in families of youths with spina bifida. A cross-sectional sample of 224 siblings of youths with spina bifida, ages 11-18 years, and par...

The systematics of a little known species of north Andean satyrine butterfly, Pedaliodes spina WEYMER, 1912, is overviewed. Geographic range of the species is delimited. The nominate subspecies is identified and a new, widely distributed Ecuadorian subspecies, P. spina bifurcata n. ssp. is described. The ecology of P. spina is briefly discussed. Pedaliodes morenoi pilaloensis PYRCZ et VILORIA, ...