Treatment
Management of a patient with spina bifida is based on a multi-disciplinary approach:
- neurosurgery for hydrocephalus and closure of defect
- urological surgery for urinary incontinence
- orthopaedic surgery for muscle imbalance and joint deformity
- physiotherapists may be heavily involved in long-term care
Witholding treatment may be appropriate in the most severe cases of spina bifida, based on poor prognostic factors.
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