Abstract
Results A total of 100 patients were included in this study: 57 male and 43 female. The mean age was 21.3 (± 2.3, range 18–25) years. Myelomeningocele represented 91% of the sample. Regarding functional neurological level, 70% of patients belonged to lumbar (medium and low) or sacral. Hydrocephalus was present in 92% of them and 65% required the placement of a shunt. A total of 48% of the sample had a normal IQ. The 59% of the cases had some type of spinal deformity. 57 patients reached community ambulation whereas 24 were wheelchair-dependent. All patients except one case of meningocele were urine incontinent. Faecal and urinary re-education was achieved in 77.5% and 75.3% of our patients respectively. On the social aspect, the majority of our patients were single, had no children, were living with their parents and had a low educational level and work incorporation.
Highlights
Spina Bifida is a plurimalformative syndrome affecting CNS, musculoskeletal and urogenital systems
52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida Meeting abstracts – A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here.
Myelomeningocele, which is the most severe form of spina bifida, is a complex syndrome resulting in serious physical disability
Summary
Susana Rodríguez*, Esther Pagès, Mar Meléndez, Judith Sánchez-Raya, Jordi Iborra and Ampar Cuxart. Published: 3 February 2009 Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2009, 6(Suppl 1):S52 doi:10.1186/1743-8454-6-S1-S52. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida Meeting abstracts – A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here.
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