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Classroom classification

百科

Spina bifida in children

小儿外科

Common symptoms

脊髓内胶质增生、脊柱后突、肌肉挛缩、脊髓马尾受累、腱反射消失、髋关节脱位、肌肉萎缩

The pathology of disease

Spina bifida in children is neural tube defect; spina bifida occulta vs myelomeningocele; hydrocephalus; Chiari II; folate; surgical closure; pediatric neurosurgery/urology.

Symptoms

Spinal defect; child; leg weakness; bladder/bowel; hydrocephalus; Chiari II; folate

Causes

Neural tube defect; folate deficiency; genetics; spina bifida.

Treatment

Folate prevention; surgical closure; VP shunt; bladder/bowel management; pediatric neurosurgery/urology

Dept

Pediatric neurosurgery / pediatric urology / pediatrics / rehab.

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