Neural Tube Defects - Bibliography

Bartoshesky LE, Haller J, Scott RM, Wojick C.
Seizures in children with meningomyelocele.
Am J Dis Child. 1985;139(4):400-2. PubMed abstract

Bowman RM, McLone DG, Grant JA, Tomita T, Ito JA.
Spina bifida outcome: a 25-year prospective.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2001;34(3):114-20. PubMed abstract

Bradley LA, Palomaki GE, McDowell GA.
Technical standards and guidelines: prenatal screening for open neural tube defects.
Genet Med. 2005;7(5):355-69. PubMed abstract

Brand MC.
Part 3: examination of the newborn with closed spinal dysraphism.
Adv Neonatal Care. 2007;7(1):30-40; quiz 41-2. PubMed abstract
An excellent discussion of the types of and significance of cutaneous markers for closed neural tube defects in babies.

Brand MC.
Examining the newborn with an open spinal dysraphism.
Adv Neonatal Care. 2006;6(4):181-96. PubMed abstract

Cheschier N.
ACOG practice bulletin. Neural tube defects. Number 44, July 2003. (Replaces committee opinion number 252, March 2001).
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2003;83(1):123-33. PubMed abstract

Deak KL, Siegel DG, George TM, Gregory S, Ashley-Koch A, Speer MC.
Further evidence for a maternal genetic effect and a sex-influenced effect contributing to risk for human neural tube defects.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2008;82(10):662-9. PubMed abstract

Dicianno BE, Kurowski BG, Yang JM, Chancellor MB, Bejjani GK, Fairman AD, Lewis N, Sotirake J.
Rehabilitation and medical management of the adult with spina bifida.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2008;87(12):1027-50. PubMed abstract

Edwards M, Borzyskowski M, Cox A, Badcock J.
Neuropathic bladder and intermittent catheterization: social and psychological impact on children and adolescents.
Dev Med Child Neurol. 2004;46(3):168-77. PubMed abstract
This article describes the use of intermittent catheterization from the perspective of the individuals with myelomeningocele and their families.

Elliott SP, Villar R, Duncan B.
Bacteriuria management and urological evaluation of patients with spina bifida and neurogenic bladder: a multicenter survey.
J Urol. 2005;173(1):217-20. PubMed abstract

Fichter MA, Dornseifer U, Henke J, Schneider KT, Kovacs L, Biemer E, Bruner J, Adzick NS, Harrison MR, Papadopulos NA.
Fetal spina bifida repair--current trends and prospects of intrauterine neurosurgery.
Fetal Diagn Ther. 2008;23(4):271-86. PubMed abstract

Finnell RH, Gould A, Spiegelstein O.
Pathobiology and genetics of neural tube defects.
Epilepsia. 2003;44 Suppl 3:14-23. PubMed abstract
This is an interesting article about the embryology of NTD and the genetic and environmental contributions to NTD.

Foster, Mark M.D., Ph.D.
Spina bifida outcome: a 25-year prospective.
(2007) http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic557.htm .

Frey L, Hauser WA.
Epidemiology of neural tube defects.
Epilepsia. 2003;44 Suppl 3:4-13. PubMed abstract

Jackson AB, Sipski ML.
Reproductive issues for women with spina bifida.
J Spinal Cord Med. 2005;28(2):81-91. PubMed abstract

Jallo G, Becske T .
Neural Tube Defects.
emedicine; (2005) http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic244.htm.

Johnson MP, Gerdes M, Rintoul N, Pasquariello P, Melchionni J, Sutton LN, Adzick NS.
Maternal-fetal surgery for myelomeningocele: neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;194(4):1145-50; discussion 1150-. PubMed abstract

Joseph DB.
Current approaches to the urologic care of children with spina bifida.
Curr Urol Rep. 2008;9(2):151-7. PubMed abstract

Kaufman BA.
Neural tube defects.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2004;51(2):389-419. PubMed abstract
Interesting article regarding the embryology of NTD. This article also points out that NTDs are not progressive and any deterioration should prompt evaluation and treatment.

King JC, Currie DM, Wright E.
Bowel training in spina bifida: importance of education, patient compliance, age, and anal reflexes.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1994;75(3):243-7. PubMed abstract
A description of some toileting interventions for individuals with spina bifida.

Klepper J, Busse M, Strassburg HM, Sorensen N.
Epilepsy in shunt-treated hydrocephalus.
Dev Med Child Neurol. 1998;40(11):731-6. PubMed abstract

Liptak, G.S.
Evidence-based Practice in Spina Bifida: Developing A Research Agenda.
Evidence-based Practice in Spina Bifida, 2003; Washington D.C.. / http://web.archive.org/web/20040701175406/http://www.sbaa.org/site/Doc...

Lutkenhoff, M. ed.
Children with Spina Bifida, A Parents' Guide.
2nd ed. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House; 2007. 978-1-890627-77-5 http://www.woodbinehouse.com/main
This book is a comprehensive guide for parents. It is available from the Woodbine House website. See left side of the page under Special Needs Topic Spina Bifida.

Lyerly AD, Mahowald MB.
Maternal-fetal surgery for treatment of myelomeningocele.
Clin Perinatol. 2003;30(1):155-65. PubMed abstract

Meyer S, Landau H.
Precocious puberty in myelomeningocele patients.
J Pediatr Orthop. 1984;4(1):28-31. PubMed abstract

Nassau JH, Drotar D.
Social competence among children with central nervous system-related chronic health conditions: a review.
J Pediatr Psychol. 1997;22(6):771-93. PubMed abstract

Noetzel MJ, Blake JN.
Prognosis for seizure control and remission in children with myelomeningocele.
Dev Med Child Neurol. 1991;33(9):803-10. PubMed abstract

Proos LA, Dahl M, Ahlsten G, Tuvemo T, Gustafsson J.
Increased perinatal intracranial pressure and prediction of early puberty in girls with myelomeningocele.
Arch Dis Child. 1996;75(1):42-5. PubMed abstract / Full Text

Rossi A, Biancheri R, Cama A, Piatelli G, Ravegnani M, Tortori-Donati P.
Imaging in spine and spinal cord malformations.
Eur J Radiol. 2004;50(2):177-200. PubMed abstract

Rowe DE, Jadhav AL.
Care of the adolescent with spina bifida.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2008;55(6):1359-74, ix. PubMed abstract

Sawin KJ, Brei TJ, Buran CF, Fastenau PS.
Factors associated with quality of life in adolescents with spina bifida.
J Holist Nurs. 2002;20(3):279-304. PubMed abstract

Sawin, K.J., Buran, C.F., Brei, T.J., and Fastenau, P.S.
Sexuality Issues in Adolescents with A Chronic Neurological Condition.
J. Perinat. Educ. 2002;11(1):22-34.

Sawyer SM, Roberts KV.
Sexual and reproductive health in young people with spina bifida.
Dev Med Child Neurol. 1999;41(10):671-5. PubMed abstract

Scales CD Jr, Wiener JS.
Evaluating outcomes of enterocystoplasty in patients with spina bifida: a review of the literature.
J Urol. 2008;180(6):2323-9. PubMed abstract

Sinha CK, Butler C, Haddad M.
Left Antegrade Continent Enema (LACE): review of the literature.
Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2008;18(4):215-8. PubMed abstract

Sullivan PB.
Gastrointestinal disorders in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2008;14(2):128-36. PubMed abstract

Talwar D, Baldwin MA, Horbatt CI.
Epilepsy in children with meningomyelocele.
Pediatr Neurol. 1995;13(1):29-32. PubMed abstract

Toriello HV.
Folic acid and neural tube defects.
Genet Med. 2005;7(4):283-4. PubMed abstract

Trivedi J, Thomson JD, Slakey JB, Banta JV, Jones PW.
Clinical and radiographic predictors of scoliosis in patients with myelomeningocele.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002;84-A(8):1389-94. PubMed abstract

Trollmann R, Strehl E, Dorr HG.
Precocious puberty in children with myelomeningocele: treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues.
Dev Med Child Neurol. 1998;40(1):38-43. PubMed abstract

Verhoef M, Barf HA, Vroege JA, Post MW, Van Asbeck FW, Gooskens RH, Prevo AJ.
Sex education, relationships, and sexuality in young adults with spina bifida.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005;86(5):979-87. PubMed abstract

Webb HW, Barraza MA, Stevens PS, Crump JM, Erhard M.
Bowel dysfunction in spina bifida--an American experience with the ACE procedure.
Eur J Pediatr Surg. 1998;8 Suppl 1:37-8. PubMed abstract

Wong LY, Paulozzi LJ.
Survival of infants with spina bifida: a population study, 1979-94.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2001;15(4):374-8. PubMed abstract

Yerby MS.
Teratogenicity and antiepileptic drugs: potential mechanisms.
Int Rev Neurobiol. 2008;83:181-204. PubMed abstract

Yoshida F, Morioka T, Hashiguchi K, Kawamura T, Miyagi Y, Nagata S, Mihara F, Ohshio M, Sasaki T.
Epilepsy in patients with spina bifida in the lumbosacral region.
Neurosurg Rev. 2006;29(4):327-32; discussion 332. PubMed abstract

de Jong TP, Chrzan R, Klijn AJ, Dik P.
Treatment of the neurogenic bladder in spina bifida.
Pediatr Nephrol. 2008;23(6):889-96. PubMed abstract / Full Text