ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2024
Sleep-related breathing disorders in infants with spina bifida repaired prenatally and postnatally.
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- Sleep-related breathing disorders beyond infancy following open spina bifida repair.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
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- Synergy in Child Neurology: Science, Collaboration, and Leadership - The 2024 Hower Award Lecture.Annals of the Child Neurology Society · 2025Article
- Maternal-fetal surgery for myelomeningocele longitudinal follow-up model: Mitigation of care fragmentation through care coordination and outcomes reporting.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2025Review
- Sleep-related breathing disorders in children with spina bifida.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2024Review
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objectivesAdvances in prenatal repair of myelomeningocele have improved outcomes involving different organ systems. There are limited data on respiratory outcomes following prenatal surgical repair. We hypothesize there is no difference in respiratory outcomes between patients with spina bifida who have undergone prenatal vs postnatal repair.
methodsWe performed a retrospective study of 46 infants < 1 year with spina bifida seen at Children's Hospital Los Angeles from 2004-2022. Demographic data, timing of closure, neonatal course, Chiari II malformation, ventriculoperitoneal shunt, polysomnography results, and need for supplemental oxygen were collected. Unpaired
resultsA total of 31/46 had prenatal repair of myelomeningocele; average age at repair was 27 weeks postconception. Average age at postnatal repair was 37 weeks postconception. There was no difference in age at polysomnography. There was no difference in Chiari II malformation presence (
conclusionsPatients with spina bifida who have undergone closure of neural tube defect have persistent central apneas, obstructive apneas, and significant hypoxemia. There were no differences in the frequency or severity of sleep-disordered breathing in those with prenatal repair vs postnatal repair. CITATION: Stark KG, Wang RY, Smith KA. Sleep-related breathing disorders in infants with spina bifida repaired prenatally and postnatally.
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