OBJECTIVES: 1) To determine trends in prevalence of neural tube defects and the impact of therapeutic abortion. 2) To review perinatal management of spina bifida. DESIGN: All spontaneous and therapeutic abortions, still births and live births affected by neural tube defects registered in Alfredo da Costa Maternity in Lisbon, from 1983 to 1992, were retrospectively analysed. RESULTS: Eighty-two cases with neur...
Moyamoya disease is a chronic cerebral vasculopathy that leads to a slow progressive narrowing and occlusion of the principal arteries responsible for the anterior circulation of the brain. It causes a cerebrovascular insufficiency with the development of multiple anastomoses between internal and external carotid arteries. The diagnosis is based on the peculiar appearance in angiography. Although rare, it is no...
1) To determine trends in prevalence of neural tube defects and the impact of therapeutic abortion. 2) To review perinatal management of spina bifida.All spontaneous and therapeutic abortions, still births and live births affected by neural tube defects registered in Alfredo da Costa Maternity in Lisbon, from 1983 to 1992, were retrospectively analysed.Eighty-two cases with neural tube defects are reported and ...
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