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SPINA BIFIDA IN AFRICAN AND INDIAN BABIES



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Abstract

1. A review of 193 African and Indian children suffering from spina bifida has been made. Forty-three were seen on the first day of life and the remainder during subsequent weeks of life.

2. For the baby with mild or moderate paralysis and an open spinal lesion early closure was of value in preventing progressive neural damage.

3. For the baby with severe paralysis and an open myelomeningocele early operation was not of value in preventing further neural damage, and all remained severely paralysed. immediate operation to close the spinal lesion is not justified in babies with severe paralysis: survivors may be treated by later operation to prevent recurrent meningitis.

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