Spina Bifida

Question 1

Describe occulta

Answer 1

mildest form
almost always asymptomatic

Question 2

Describe meningocele

Answer 2

rarest form
may be covered by skin
partial paralysis and b/b dysfunction

Question 3

Describe myelomeningocele

Answer 3

most severe
no layer of skin covering sac
muscle weakness, loss of sensation and inability to control b/b

Question 4

What are UE deficits in SBM?

Answer 4

strength, hand and finger dexterity, motor planning

Question 5

Describe motor dysfunction in LE

Answer 5

flaccid paralysis, and loss of sensation

if SC is intact flaccid paralysis directly below lesion and hyperreactive reflex distally