"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningomyelocele" by people in Profiles.
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Tager DS, Gabos PG, Rogers KJ. Increased medial pedicle angulation of the lumbar spine as a function of the posterior osseous defect in patients with myelomeningocele. Spine Deform. 2022 05; 10(3):709-716.
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White MD, McDowell MM, Agarwal N, Greene S. Shunt infection and malfunction in patients with myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 05 01; 27(5):518-524.
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Lorenzana DJ, Mueske NM, Ryan DD, Van Speybroeck AL, Wren TA. Quantitative Analysis of Lower Leg Adipose Tissue Distribution in Youth with Myelomeningocele. J Child Neurol. 2016 07; 31(8):979-84.
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Piatt JH. Adults with myelomeningocele and other forms of spinal dysraphism: hospital care in the United States since the turn of the millennium. J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 Jul; 25(1):69-77.
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van Bosse HJ. Syndromic Feet: Arthrogryposis and Myelomeningocele. Foot Ankle Clin. 2015 Dec; 20(4):619-44.
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Piatt JH. Treatment of myelomeningocele: a review of outcomes and continuing neurosurgical considerations among adults. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Dec; 6(6):515-25.
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Piatt JH. Tethered cord release. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Jul; 4(1):26-7; discussion 27.
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Warf BC, Campbell JW. Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization as primary treatment of hydrocephalus for infants with myelomeningocele: long-term results of a prospective intent-to-treat study in 115 East African infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Nov; 2(5):310-6.
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Lewis D, Tolosa JE, Kaufmann M, Goodman M, Farrell C, Berghella V. Elective cesarean delivery and long-term motor function or ambulation status in infants with meningomyelocele. Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Mar; 103(3):469-73.
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Piatt JH. Syringomyelia complicating myelomeningocele: review of the evidence. J Neurosurg. 2004 Feb; 100(2 Suppl Pediatrics):101-9.