Myelomeningocele (Children)
Alternate Names : Spina Bifida
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Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your health care provider if a protrusion is present on the spine of a newborn infant.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if the child is late in walking or crawling.
Follow-up monitoring should be ongoing as the child ages to assess extent of neurologic damage, symptoms of complications occur. Symptoms of hydrocephalus include bulging soft spots (fontanelles), irritability, lethargy, and difficulty feeding. Symptoms of meningitis include fever, stiff neck (unwillingness to bend or move neck/head), irritability, and a high-pitched cry.
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