Search for dissertations about: "myelomeningocele"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the word myelomeningocele.

  2. 1. Mobility, Sitting Posture and Reaching Movements in Children with Myelomeningocele

    Author : Simone Norrlin; Lennart von Wendt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pediatrics; myelomeningocele; PEDI; mobility; sitting posture; reaching; motor adaptation; Pediatrik; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin; pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Abstract : Children with myelomeningocele (MMC) usually have problems with daily life activities, but the background to their problems is not altogether obvious. An understanding of the possible causes of activity problems is a prerequisite for the effectiveness of physical therapy. READ MORE

  4. 2. Ambulation in persons with myelomeningocele

    Author : Åsa Bartonek; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Ambulation - Myelomeningocele - Orthoses- Energy expenditure;

    Abstract : The aim was to study ambulatory function in persons with myelomeningocele. Different systems used to classify the extent of motor paresis were compared. The classification according to five commonly used systems showed a lack of congruence in classes L3 level and downward. READ MORE

  5. 3. Ultrasonography of the urinary tract in children, with special emphasis on the urinary bladder

    Author : Lennart Müller; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : child; ultrasonography; bladder; detrusor; myelomeningocele; urinary tract infection; permanent renal damage;

    Abstract : Ultrasonography (US) is routinely used in children with urinary tract disorders. However, the bladder is usually evaluated with invasive methods, e.g. voiding cystourethrography (VCU) and cystometry. READ MORE

  6. 4. Neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction - incontinence and life situation in adolescents and adults with spina bifida

    Author : Magdalena Vu Minh Arnell; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; spina bifida; myelomeningocele; adults; life situation; follow-up; HRQoL adolescents; continence; incontinence;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND: In individuals with myelomeningocele (MMC), survival rate has significantly increased over the past 40-50 years due to medical innovations. In the coming years, many adolescents will be transferred to adult care. READ MORE

  7. 5. To get things done, the challenge in everyday life for children with spina bifida. Quality of performance, autonomy and participation

    Author : Marie Peny-Dahlstrand; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : spina bifida; myelomeningocele; lipo-myelomenigocele; performance skills; autonomy; participation; Assessment of Motor and Process Skills AMPS ; School Function Assessment SFA ;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge of the quality of performance of everyday activities, autonomy and participation in children with spina bifida (SB) and to explore how they relate to each other. Methods: In Study I, the quality of performance of everyday activities in 50 children with SB (of the 65 in a population-based cohort) aged 6 to14 years was assessed with the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS). READ MORE