Lymphedema in spina bifida: A case series
โ Scribed by Stanley G. Rockson; Amir Bahreman; Andrzej Szuba
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 419 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1061-1711
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## Abstract This article provides information regarding the etiology, pathogenesis, and skeletal manifestation of spina bifida or spinal dysraphisms. On the basis of a review of the medical literature, it addresses discrepancies in documentation and interpretation of spina bifida in paleopathology.
At the Ahmadu Bello University Hospitals in northern Nigeria 152 boys and 160 girls with spina bifida cystica were registered from 1971 to 1985. Only 21% of the patients were registered at the hospital within 24 h of birth; 90% had been delivered at home and without antenatal care. The malformation