Spina bifida occurs when the neural tube area around the spinal cord does not close during a. Retrospective study that included children followed in spina bifida clinic. Classification, causes and clinical implications of sacral. Spina bifida is a general term for any neural tube defect also called an ntd that involves the brain, spinal cord, andor meninges protective covering over the brain and spine. Spina bifida is a closure defect of the neural tube of multifactorial etiology. Recent evidence from birth order data suggest that maternal factors can differently influence anencephaly and spina bifida. The most clinically significant subtype is myelomeningocele open spina bifida, which is. To correlate quality of life with some studied variables. In the present paper, starting from an abortion, in which the fetus had lumbosacral rachischisis, the parents were studied and a spina bifida occulta of sacral localization. The care of children with spina bifida in the family home esc anna nery rev enferm 2009 outdez. Office of communications and public liaison national institute of. Spina bifida or myelodysplasia is an anomaly of multifactorial origin, often congenital, occurring between the third and fourth week of embryonic development and is produced by the partial closure of the neural folds and poor fusion of the vertebral arches. The data collection was carried out from january to may, 2006, by applying a form. It is a descriptive study, crosssectional, formed by 41 children and adolescents between zero and twenty years of age.
Neural tube defects are the most common congenital conditions of the nervous system particularly in the african countries like. Office of communications and public liaison national institute of neurological disorders and stroke. Spina bifida occulta associated with environmental arsenic exposure in a prehispanic sample from northern chile. Luna ceballos e, dominguez perez me, alvarez nunez r. Veronica silvapinto 1a, bernardo arriaza 2,3,4b, vivien standen 1c. Spina bifida 1 darrag salim, abubakr, awad elzain, in. To measure healthrelated quality of the life of children, adolescents and care givers. The objective is clinical and epidemiological profile of children and adolescents who live with spina bifida. Spina bifida is a congenital malformation resulting from defects in neural tube closure. Spina bifida occulta associated with environmental arsenic exposure in a prehispanic.
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