An analysis of the relationship between Myelomeningoceles, Hvydrocephalus and Chiari malformations
| dc.contributor.author | Human, Ian Noel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-23T09:50:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-11-23T09:50:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medicine in Neurosurgery | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study reports on 45 patients with myelomeningoceles that were operated at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2018. There was a total of 29 males and 16 females with most of the myelomeningoceles (MMC's) witin the lumbosacral region. None of the patients operated on during this period had cervical MMC's whilst 3 had thoracic MMC's. Hydrocephalus was present in 77,8% of patients that were operated on and 66,7% were diagnosed with Chiari II malformations. 30 patients had colpocephaly which works out to 66,7% of those patients that had MMC's. Differences between female and male patients wer not identified apart from the incidence of Chiari Type II malformation. Seven patients are known to have demised. | |
| dc.description.librarian | CK2022 | |
| dc.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/33572 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.school | School of Medicine | |
| dc.title | An analysis of the relationship between Myelomeningoceles, Hvydrocephalus and Chiari malformations | |
| dc.type | Thesis |