This article is part of the supplement: 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida .

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Myelomeningocele in fetal rabbit: effect of preterm delivery and corticosteroid treatment

C García-Fontecha , P Paz, JL Peiró, C Barceló, V Martínez, N Torán, M Oria, M Rosal and M Aguirre

C/Villar, 81–83, atico 1a. 08041 Barcelona, Spain

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from 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida
Barcelona, Spain. 29 June – 2 July 2005

Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2005, 2(Suppl 1):S3doi:10.1186/1743-8454-2-S1-S3

Published:	30 December 2005

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Damage of neural elements in myelomeningocele seems to be progressive during gestation because of amniotic fluid chemical contact. Corticosteroids administration and preterm delivery seem to improve the outcome in gastroschisis (bowel exposition to amniotic fluid) We studied the effect of preterm delivery and corticosteroid treatment in a model of myelomeningocele (MMC) in the rabbit fetus.