ReviewChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2009
The changing incidence of myelomeningocele and its impact on pediatric neurosurgery: a review from the Children's Memorial Hospital.
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- Systematic review of clinician awareness of mycotoxin impact in neural tube defects and best practices for pediatric neurosurgeons: implications for public health and policy.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019Pooled it
- Prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele and the need for cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement.Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics · 2015Trial
- Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing Recurrent Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in a Pediatric Patient Following Myelomeningocele Repair.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Asymptomatic ventriculomegaly in myelomeningocele: a matched cohort study of neuropsychological outcomes across institutions with varying shunt rates.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Safety and efficacy of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in fetal ovine myelomeningocele repair.Stem cell research & therapy · 2024Article
- Neurosurgical management of Myelomeningocele in premature infants: a case series.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Observational
- Prognostic risk factors for early outcomes of patients with myelomeningocele: a prospective study.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Neurosurgical Management of Myelomeningocele in Premature Infants: A Case Series.Research square · 2024Article
- Fetal Surgery for Myelomeningocele: Neurosurgical Perspectives.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Multidisciplinary spina bifida clinic: the Chicago experience.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Review
- A nomogram for predicting upper urinary tract damage risk in children with neurogenic bladder.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Myelomeningocele-Chiari II malformation-Neurological predictability based on fetal and postnatal magnetic resonance imaging.Prenatal diagnosis · 2021Article
- Abnormal anisotropic diffusion properties in pediatric myelomeningocele patients treated with fetal surgery: an initial DTI study.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2020Article
- Predictors of Walking Activity in Children and Adolescents With Myelomeningocele.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Walking and living independently with spina bifida: a 50-year prospective cohort study.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2019Article
- Hospital and ED charges for spina bifida care in the United States between 2006 and 2014: Over $2 billion annually.Disability and health journal · 2019Article
- Myelomeningocele: need for long-time complex follow-up-an observational study.Scoliosis and spinal disorders · 2019Article
- Treated hydrocephalus in individuals with myelomeningocele in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry.Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics · 2018Article
- Participation of Children with Spina Bifida: A Scoping Review Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY) as a Reference Framework.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2018Article
- Pain and health status in adults with myelomeningocele living in Sweden.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
incidenceWorldwide, the incidence of neural tube defects (NTDs) varies from 0.17 to 6.39 per 1,000 live births. The declining prevalence of myelomeningocele, the most common NTD, is secondary to several factors including folic acid fortification, prenatal diagnosis with termination of affected fetuses, and unknown factors. IMPACT OF CHANGES: Of those born with myelomeningocele, survival during infancy and preschool years has improved over the last 25 years (Bowman et al., Pediatr Neurosurg 34:114-120). Fewer newborns today require shunt placement, which will hopefully improve the long-term mortality associated with this disease (Chakraborty et al., J Neurosurg Pediatr 1(5):361-365, unpublished data). Of a cohort born in 1975-1979 and treated at a single US institution, 74% have survived into young adulthood. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: One of the greatest challenges facing these young adults is the transitioning of their medical care into an adult medical community.
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