DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF NEURAL TUBE DEFECT PATIENTS IN NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMENT IN MAHARANI LAXMI BAI MEDICAL COLLEGE, JHANSI

Dr. Pankaj Pawar; Dr. Dinesh Rajput; Dr. Dinesh Shukla; Dr. Shorya Katiyar; Dr. Sridham Sutradhar

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF NEURAL TUBE DEFECT PATIENTS IN NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMENT IN MAHARANI LAXMI BAI MEDICAL COLLEGE, JHANSI

Dr. Pankaj Pawar, Dr. Dinesh Rajput, Dr. Dinesh Shukla, Dr. Shorya Katiyar, Dr. Sridham Sutradhar

Abstract :

Introduction: Neural Tube Defects are one of the most common congenital anomaly and also one of the most common anomaly that presents to us in our OPDs and emergencies. Neural tube defects are considered a complex disorder because they are caused by a combination of multiple genes and multiple environmental factors. The demography of the various defects vary with ethnicity, geography and maternal age groups. Material and methods: A retrospective study was undertaken in the Department of Neurosurgery, Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi over a duration of two years from March 2018 to Feuary 2020. The parameters included the type of the defect, the location, sex ratio, other congenital defects and mortality. Result: A total of 80 patients were studied, in which 60% were females and lumbosacral meningomyelocele was the most common neural tube defect in 40% patients. In 15% patients VP Shunting was done and the post operative mortality rate was 6.25%. Conclusion: Neural tube defects are still a very common congenital anomaly and better health measures for its prevention need to be encouraged.