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Information

Publisher

De Gruyter

Year

2019

ISBN

9783110850307

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

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