Objective. To investigate the prenatal course and functional outcome for fetuses with spina
bifida according to the level of the spinal lesion at prenatal ultrasound examination. Design …

Objective: To evaluate the current outcome of a selected prenatally diagnosed spina bifida
group. Materials and Methods: We analyzed and followed up 74 cases of prenatally …

Objectives To report on the prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of spina bifida (SB) and its
natural history, treatment and long‐term outcome in a large tertiary referral center. Methods …

Course of pregnancy, family history and genetics were evaluated in 257 children with spina
bifida and compared with 537 non-malformed controls investigated under the same criteria …

Objective To determine the natural history of the prenatal development of ventriculomegaly
and talipes in fetuses with open spina bifida. Study design All fetuses with isolated open …

Objective To identify criteria useful for differentiating closed from open spina bifida
antenatally. Patients and methods A retrospective study of cases of spina bifida diagnosed …

Objective To audit the current Dutch policy of prenatal detection of isolated open spina bifida
based on offering detailed ultrasound examination only on indication. Methods A …

Objective To determine which prenatal ultrasound findings can predict survival and mental
and motor functioning in children with spina bifida. Methods Prenatal ultrasound …

Objective Parents faced with the choice between postnatal management and prenatal
surgery for spina bifida need to have up‐to‐date information on the expected outcomes. The …

Aims. To follow the development of children born with myelomeningocoele. Methods. We
followed 54 infants born with myelomeningocele between 1991 and 2001 in the Obstetrical …