Spina bifida - neural tube defects : : Basic research, interdisciplinary diagnostics and treatment, results and prognosis / / ed. by D. Voth, J. Lorber, P. Gless.

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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019]
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Julkaisuvuosi:2019
Painos:Reprint 2019
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Preface --
Contents --
I. Pathology and morbidity of neural tube defects --
Spina bifida – a vanishing nightmare? --
Comparative aspects of dysraphic malformations in domestic animals --
The embryology and pathology of dysraphias --
Neural tube defects: Experimental findings and concepts of pathogenesis --
Occlusion of the Lumen of the neural tube, and its role in the early morphogenesis of the brain --
The Corpus callosum, an evolutionary and developmentally late crossing midline structure, malformations and functional aspects --
Diprosopus with craniorachischisis totalis (Case report) --
"Hindbrain upside-down" in occipital encephalocele – an alternative to the syndrome of Padget and Lindenberg --
Ocular dysraphics --
Neuropathological aspects of the syringomyelic complex --
Brain cysts and dysraphism --
Pathogenesis and clinical aspects of congenital arachnoid cysts of the Sylvian fissure in childhood --
II. Epidemiology, antenatal diagnostics and prevention of dysraphias --
The distribution of anencephalus and spina bifida in Germany --
Primary prevention of neural tube defects by dietary improvement and folic acid supplementation --
Periconceptional vitamin prophylaxe – ethical and other problems --
Anencephalus and spina bifida in Germany, the risk of recurrence --
Relevance of biochemical parameters in the prenatal diagnosis of dysraphic malformations --
Ultrasound in the prenatal diagnosis of dysraphic malformations of the head --
Diagnostic ultrasound in children with meningomyelocele-hydrocephalus and Arnold-Chiari-malformation --
Prenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects by ultrasound --
Midtrimester prenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects following amniocentesis and selective termination of pregnancy in South Wales 1973-1983 --
Termination of pregnancy for fetal malformation --
Importance of computer-assisted cisternography and myelography for surgical treatment of cranial and spinal dysraphic malformations --
III. Surgical treatment of spinal dysraphias – technique and results --
Methods and results of the neurosurgical treatment of spinal dysraphias --
Selective treatment in spina bifida cystica --
Complications in plastic surgical treatment of spinal dysraphias --
Lumbo-sacral lipoma in spina bifida occulta. Clinical and radiological features and operation results --
Encephaloceles – their location, morphology and surgical treatment --
Diagnosis and treatment of the tethered spinai cord syndrome --
The operative treatment of spinal deformities in cases of meningomyelocele --
IV. Interdisciplinary problems of spinal dysraphias --
Incidence of spina bifida occulta and its importance in orthopaedic diseases --
The indication for operative improvement of lower limb function in children with myelomeningocele --
New methods of treating lumbar kyphosis, hip instability and dislocation in spina bifida patients --
Neuro-urological findings in dysgenesis of the sacrum --
The artificial sphincters, their role in the treatment of urinary incontinence caused by meningomyelocele (MMC) --
Assessment of intelligence of school-aged children with spina bifida under hospital supervision --
Developmental problems in children and adolescents with spina bifida (educational and psychological support) --
Psychological and educational aspects of spina bifida (from babyhood to adulthood) --
V. Summary of the present state of diagnostics and treatment of dysraphic malformations --
Summary and overview --
List of contributors --
Author's index --
Subject index
Aineistotyyppi:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783110850307
9783110637861
DOI:10.1515/9783110850307
Pääsy:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by D. Voth, J. Lorber, P. Gless.