Brain abnormalities in myelomeningocele patients.

Bárbara Albuquerque MoraisDavi Jorge Fontoura SollaVitor Nagai YamakiSuely Fazio FerraciolliCesar Augusto P F AlvesDaniel Dante CardealHamilton MatushitaManoel Jacobsen Teixeira

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2019)

The data are consistent with the concept that brain abnormalities related to MMC can be both infratentorial and supratentorial, cortical, and subcortical. More studies are needed to correlate these forebrain abnormalities to long-term functional outcome and their prognostic value for these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
resting state
multiple sclerosis
patient reported outcomes
functional connectivity
electronic health record
data analysis