"Spina Bifida Cystica" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A form of spinal dysraphism associated with a protruding cyst made up of either meninges (i.e., a MENINGOCELE) or meninges in combination with spinal cord tissue (i.e., a MENINGOMYELOCELE). These lesions are frequently associated with spinal cord dysfunction, HYDROCEPHALUS, and SYRINGOMYELIA. (From Davis et al., Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp224-5)
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D016137
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.500.680.800.730 C16.131.666.680.800.730
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spina Bifida Cystica" by people in Profiles.
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Prenatal predictors of motor function in children with open spina bifida: a retrospective cohort study. BJOG. 2021 Jan; 128(2):384-391.
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Maternal low body mass index is a risk factor for fetal ductal constriction following indomethacin use among women undergoing fetal repair of spina bifida. Prenat Diagn. 2020 05; 40(6):669-673.
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Neurodevelopmental outcome of children with spina bifida aperta repaired prenatally vs postnatally: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 03; 53(3):293-301.
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Fetal surgery for spina bifida aperta. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2018 Nov; 103(6):F589-F595.
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Cervicothoracic nonterminal myelocystocele with mature teratoma. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 Feb; 13(2):204-8.