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There have been only 14 reported individuals with lateral meningocele syndrome with 7 of those who have a molecularly confirmed diagnosis. [5] There is no specific treatment for this syndrome, but only supportive management including lateral spinal meningoceles, psychomotor development, musculoskeletal, and routine management.
Spina bifida (SB; /ˌspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə/, [9] Latin for 'split spine') [10] is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the spine and the membranes around the spinal cord during early development in pregnancy. [1] There are three main types: spina bifida occulta, meningocele and myelomeningocele. [1]
10: Sparrow DB et al. 2008: 1: Caucasian Mediterranean child with hydrocephalus and myelomeningocele, shortened thorax, ectopic and stenotic anus, and talipes associated with SCDO-4 11: Çetinkaya M et al. 2008: 1: Male child born at 40 weeks of gestation with lumbosacral myelomeningocele. 12: Kansal R et al. 2011: 1
In neurology, a lipomyelomeningocele is a type of closed neural tube defect that affects around 3 to 6 babies out of 100,000 births. [1] [2] It is an example of a spinal lipoma, which is a collection of adipose tissue, or fat, that is located at or around the spinal cord.
What it looks like: The most recognizable reaction on this list is the bullseye rash—a large, red, target-like rash that signals the early stages of Lyme disease from the bite of an infected ...
Diagnosis is typically made by physical examination and medical imaging. [1] Hydrocephalus is typically treated by the surgical placement of a shunt system. [1] A procedure called a third ventriculostomy is an option in some people. [1] Complications from shunts may include overdrainage, underdrainage, mechanical failure, infection, or ...
[5] [11] DWM is the cause of around 4.3% of cases of congenital hydrocephalus [14] and 2.5% of all cases of hydrocephalus. [ 6 ] A 2017 review found that most patients (65%) were diagnosed with either "Dandy–Walker malformation" or "Dandy–Walker syndrome", while 20% were diagnosed with "Dandy–Walker variant" and 1.1% with "mega cisterna ...
L1 syndrome is a group of mild to severe X-linked recessive disorders that share a common genetic basis. The spectrum of L1 syndrome disorders includes X-linked complicated corpus callosum dysgenesis, spastic paraplegia 1, MASA syndrome, and X-linked hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius (HSAS).