This article is part of the supplement: 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida . Oral presentationMuscle echogenicity is increased in fetuses with spina bifida aperta1 Pediatric Neurology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands 2 Neurology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands 3 Obstetrics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands 4 Pediatrics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands
from 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007, 4(Suppl 1):S11doi:10.1186/1743-8454-4-S1-S11
First paragraph (this article has no abstract)In spina bifida aperta (SBA), movements caudal to the meningomyelocele (MMC) are present in utero, but they disappear shortly after birth. Insight in onset and progression of movement loss is therapeutically relevant. Determination of muscle echogenicity (or density (MD)) is used to estimate onset and progression of various neuromuscular disorders in children. In prenatal SBA, we hypothesized that MD assessment could indicate onset and progression of muscle damage in relation to movement loss. Objective: To estimate onset and progression of muscle changes in fetal SBA by MD assessment. |




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