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Building a Bowel Management Routine for Children with Neurogenic Bowel
...capacity. In hyperreflexic bowel, reflex activity can trigger evacuation without warning. The most common causes are spina bifida, especially myelomeningocele, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and sacral agenesis. Fecal incontinence affects up to 56 percent of patients with cerebral palsy. This is...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Resilience in the Face of Spina Bifida
...It happens when the spinal column does not close all the way during the first months of pregnancy. There are three main types of spina bifida: Myelomeningocele - the most severe form where the spinal canal is open along several vertebrae Meningocele - the protective membranes around the spinal cord push...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Understanding Spina Bifida and the Benefits of Early Intervention
...main types of spina bifida: spina bifida occulta, meningocele, and myelomeningocele. Myelomeningocele is the most severe form. Spina bifida can cause physical...spina bifida: spina bifida occulta, meningocele, and Myelomeningocele. Myelomeningocele is the most severe form. Spina bifida can cause physical and intellectual...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida: From Patient to Parent
...termed a "cleft spine" or "open spine," it affects the lower back and in more severe cases, the spinal cord. Carla Lohr was born with Spina Bifida Myelomeningocele and grew up wearing leg braces and struggling to fit in. She now finds herself in the unique position of being a parent to a son with Spina Bifida...