 Meningomyelocele
"Meningomyelocele" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)
| Descriptor ID |
D008591
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.500.680.610 C16.131.666.680.610
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| Concept/Terms |
Meningomyelocele- Meningomyelocele
- Meningomyeloceles
- Myelomeningocele
- Myelomeningoceles
Acquired Meningomyelocele- Acquired Meningomyelocele
- Acquired Meningomyeloceles
- Meningomyelocele, Acquired
- Meningomyeloceles, Acquired
- Myelomeningocele, Acquired
- Acquired Myelomeningocele
- Acquired Myelomeningoceles
- Myelomeningoceles, Acquired
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningomyelocele" by people in Profiles.
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Vong KI, Lee S, Au KS, Crowley TB, Capra V, Martino J, Haller M, Ara?jo C, Machado HR, George R, Gerding B, James KN, Stanley V, Jiang N, Alu K, Meave N, Nidhiry AS, Jiwani F, Tang I, Nisal A, Jhamb I, Patel A, Patel A, McEvoy-Venneri J, Barrows C, Shen C, Ha YJ, Howarth R, Strain M, Ashley-Koch AE, Azam M, Mumtaz S, Bot GM, Finnell RH, Kibar Z, Marwan AI, Melikishvili G, Meltzer HS, Mutchinick OM, Stevenson DA, Mroczkowski HJ, Ostrander B, Schindewolf E, Moldenhauer J, Zackai EH, Emanuel BS, Garcia-Minaur S, Nowakowska BA, Stevenson RE, Zaki MS, Northrup H, McNamara HK, Aldinger KA, Phelps IG, Deng M, Glass IA, Morrow B, McDonald-McGinn DM, Sanna-Cherchi S, Lamb DJ, Gleeson JG. Risk of meningomyelocele mediated by the common 22q11.2 deletion. Science. 2024 05 03; 384(6695):584-590.
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Riley JS, Antiel RM, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Rintoul NE, Lantos JD, Traynor MD, Adzick NS, Feudtner C, Heuer GG. Pediatric neurosurgeons' views regarding prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele and the management of hydrocephalus: a national survey. Neurosurg Focus. 2019 10 01; 47(4):E8.
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Antiel RM, Collura CA, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Rintoul NE, Lantos JD, Curlin FA, Tilburt JC, Brown SD, Feudtner C. Physician views regarding the benefits and burdens of prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele. J Perinatol. 2017 09; 37(9):994-998.
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Antiel RM, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Khalek N, Rintoul NE, Lantos JD, Curlin FA, Tilburt JC, Feudtner C. Specialty-Based Variation in Applying Maternal-Fetal Surgery Trial Evidence. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2017; 42(3):210-217.
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McMann CL, Carter BS, Lantos JD. Ethical issues in fetal diagnosis and treatment. Am J Perinatol. 2014 Aug; 31(7):637-44.
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