TYK379
An infant is born via Cesarean section to a 27 year-old G2P1 with a history of epilepsy. Myelomeningocele was noted on fetal ultrasound. Choose the one true statement about Myelomeningocele:
a) Hydrocephalus occurs in approximately 50% of children with myelomeningocele
b) Myelomeningocele is usually corrected between the first and second weeks of life
c) The mother’s medical history may have contributed to the presence of a myelomeningocele
d) Latex is avoided because of a high incidence of congenital latex allergy in this patient population
e) The severity of neurologic dysfunction increases with more caudad lesions
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