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Cerebrospinal Fluid Research
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Poster presentation
Hydrocephalus and myelomeningocele; series and results
JM Poch*, P Nogues, E Vazquez, J Spotti and J Zamora
Address: Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Neuroradiology Departments, Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona.
Spain
Email: JM Poch* - 6232jpp@comb.es
* Corresponding author
Background
Following different reported series, myelomeningocele
presents in 1–2 per 2000 live newborns. Hydrocephalus
occurs in approximately 80–90 % of all them.
Materials and methods
Authors present their personal experience in patients diag-
nosed of having myelomeningocele, seen in their Pediat-
ric Neurosurgery Department since 1991 to 2004.
Results
During this period of time, a total of 396 patients were
diagnosed of having myelomeningocele, and 352 of them
have developed associated hydrocephalus. All these 396
patients were treated with CSF diversion.
Conclusion
Algorithm mostly used for diagnosis and follow-up in
these patients, the different optional CSF diversion meth-
ods, the malfunction problems due to obstruction or
infection, the better therapeutic approach to shunt mal-
function, as well as the protocols used for following-up
these children during the neonatal, infant and pubertal
ages, will be presented in this paper. A comparative study
between the reported series and our own experience is
also made.
from 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida
Barcelona, Spain, 29 June – 2 July 2005
Published: 30 December 2005
Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2005, 2(Suppl 1):S50 doi:10.1186/1743-8454-2-S1-S50
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