25 April 2025 : Clinical Research
Serum Prolidase and Ischemia-Modified Albumin Levels in Neural Tube Defects: A Comparative Study of Myelomeningocele, Meningocele, and Myeloschisis
İrfan Zengin
ABDEF 1*, Mehmet Edip Akyol ABDEFG 2, Mustafa Arslan ABF 3, Özkan Arabacı ADF 2, Eyyüp Yürektürk ADF 4, Eyüp Çetin ADEFG 5, Halit Demir ACDE 6
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947873
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947873
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with neural tube defects (NTDs).
| Number | Percentage (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 20 | 44.4 |
| Female | 25 | 55.6 | |
| Age | Newborn | 25 | 55.6 |
| 1–12 months | 4 | 8.9 | |
| 13–59 months | 8 | 17.8 | |
| 5 years and older | 8 | 17.8 | |
| Diagnosis | Meningomyelocele | 34 | 75.6 |
| Meningocele | 5 | 11.1 | |
| Myeloschisis | 6 | 13.3 | |
| Lesion level | Thoracolumbar | 10 | 22.2 |
| Thoracic | 2 | 4.4 | |
| Lumbar | 21 | 46.7 | |
| Lumbosacral | 12 | 26.7 | |
| Clinical finding | Plegic | 33 | 73.3 |
| Plegic + Pes equinovarus | 4 | 8.9 | |
| Paraparetic | 8 | 17.8 | |
| Hydrocephalus surgery | Yes | 23 | 51.1 |
| No | 22 | 48.9 | |