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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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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Support Groups
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Abortion - Elective or Therapeutic
• Cerebral Palsy
• Folate Deficiency
• Hydrocephalus
• Meningitis
• Syringomyelia
• Urinary Tract Infection
Tests & Exams
• Alpha Fetoprotein
• Amniocentesis
• Folic Acid - Test
• Lumbosacral Spine CT
• Pregnancy Ultrasound
• Spine MRI
• Thoracic Spine X-Ray
• Ultrasound
Other Topics
• Central Nervous System
• Dislocation
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Fiber
• Folic Acid (Folate)
• Joint Pain
• Muscle Function Loss
• Numbness and Tingling
• Resources
• Spina Bifida - Resources
• Urinary Incontinence
• Weakness
Review Date : 2/10/2003
Reviewed By : Chayim Newmark, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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