All issues > Volume 24(2); 1981

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1981;24(2):128-135. Published online February 15, 1981.

Clinical Study on Spina Bifida and Cranium Bifidum.

Hee Seon Auh, Kwan Sub Chung, Chang Jun Coe, Duk Jin Yun

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Korea.

Abstract

Spina bifida or cranium bifidum result from a failure in fusion of skull(cranium bifidum) or the vertebral column(spina bifida). These entities are the most common anomalies of the nervous system which are associated with major abnormalities of cellular migration, and secondary mechanical deformities of the nervous system. During the last 12 years from Jan. 1967 to Dec. 1978, 83 cases of spina bifida and cranium bifidum had been admitted to the department of Pediatrics, Severance Hospital and evaluated clinically. Literature review were also made birefly.

Keywords :Clinical Study;Spina Bifida;Cranium Bifidun