Bladder dysfunction and neurological disability at presentation in closed spina bifida

Bladder dysfunction and neurological disability at presentation in closed spina bifida.

Congenital closed spinal anomalies are associated with distortion of the spinal cord, the spinal nerve roots or both, and can result in neurological abnormalities of the lower limbs and neuropathic bladder dysfunction. This study reports clinical and videourodynamic findings in a group of 51 patients with closed spina bifida. The mean age at presentation to a specialist neurological clinic was ...

Spina bifida and sexuality.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate sexual function amongst adult individuals with spina bifida and to register their subjective satisfaction with their sexual life and relationships. SETTING Department for Spinal Cord Injuries, East Denmark. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Cohort study. Medical record information, neurological examination, personal interview, Functional Independence Measure (FIMTM), Medical Ou...

Spina Bifida and Rehabilitation

Spina bifida (SB) is the incomplete closure of the posterior elements of the vertebrae due to a developmental disorder. Among the causes of childhood disability, SB is the second most common cause after cerebral palsy. Generally, secondary motor neuron findings are seen below the lesion.The ambulation grade and the orthoses used by patients vary according to the level of the lesion. SB patients...

Lenticonus in spina bifida

Anterior lenticonus is a rare anomaly, first described by Webster (I874), which is frequently associated with Alport's syndrome of nephritis and perceptual deafness. A report of the 42 cases recorded up to I966 is given by Arnott, Crawfurd, and Toghill, i966. South Wales has an unusually high incidence of spina bifida. The incidence was found to be 3-92 per iooo in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire w...

Spina Bifida (Myelomeningocele)