Can muscle ultrasound density in early life predict motor outcome in spina bifida aperta?

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This article is part of the supplement: 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida .

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Can muscle ultrasound density in early life predict motor outcome in spina bifida aperta?

Renate J Verbeek¹ , Johannes H van der Hoeven¹, Natasha M Maurits¹, Oebele F Brouwer¹ and Deborah A Sival²

¹Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30001; 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands

²Department of Paediatrics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30001; 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands

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from 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida
Providence, RI, USA. 11–14 June 2008

Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2009, 6(Suppl 1):S12doi:10.1186/1743-8454-6-S1-S12


Published:	3 February 2009

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Spina bifida aperta (SBA) is associated with neurological function loss caudal to the meningomyelocele (MMC). At birth, leg movements are transiently present, but they do not reliably predict motor outcome. Pediatric neuromuscular studies have shown that muscle ultrasound density (MUD) reflects neuromuscular condition. In the present study, we investigated whether MUD assessment can predict motor outcome in SBA.