Abstract
Background Spina Bifida (SB) is a birth defect caused by incomplete neural tube development, affecting physical, cognitive, and adaptive function. Findings from our previous study indicated that the visual-spatial and executive functions were especially important for psychosocial adaptation in young males. The aim of this study was to describe and examine a group of patients with severely impaired psychosocial adaptation, and to find out if there were gender specific differences with regard to clinical history, neurological and neuropsychological functioning.
Highlights
Spina Bifida (SB) is a birth defect caused by incomplete neural tube development, affecting physical, cognitive, and adaptive function
The subjects underwent a clinical history, a neurological investigation, and a neuropsychological assessment consisting of Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI), Grooved Pegboard, Stroop Test from the Delis-Kaplan Executive Functioning System (D-KEFS), letter-number sequencing from Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale III (WAIS-III), and the Trail making Test
Most of the patients were severely disabled by paralysis in the lower limbs, multiple shunt revisions, Arnold Chiari malformation, tethered cord, orthopedic surgeries, and reduced sexual function
Summary
Spina Bifida (SB) is a birth defect caused by incomplete neural tube development, affecting physical, cognitive, and adaptive function. Findings from our previous study indicated that the visual-spatial and executive functions were especially important for psychosocial adaptation in young males. The aim of this study was to describe and examine a group of patients with severely impaired psychosocial adaptation, and to find out if there were gender specific differences with regard to clinical history, neurological and neuropsychological functioning
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