From: Lifestyle in adults aged 35 years who were born with open spina bifida: prospective cohort study
Features | No shunt n = 8 | Shunt not revised n = 16 | Shunt revised age <2 n = 10 | Shunt revised age ≥2 n = 20 | χ2 for trend |
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Birth head circumference ≥90 centile n = 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | p = 0.05 |
History of symptoms of raised intracranial pressure n = 23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 | p < 0.0001 |
Visual defects (mainly squint) n = 33 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | p < 0.05 |
Daily care needed n = 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | p < 0.001 |