Risk factors for pre-operative functional deterioration in children with lipomyelomeningocele.
Sauradeep SarkarTarang K VoraVedantam RajshekharPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2021)
Extra-spinal location of the neural placode was associated with higher risk of clinical deterioration in children with LMMC, whereas the presence of a congenital deficit conferred a decreased risk. Risk stratification based on clinical and radiological features can be used to guide decisions regarding early prophylactic surgery in children with LMMC.