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. 2012 Aug 8;23(10):2357–2369. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhs226

Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of group with SBM

Percent of SBM participants (n = 64a)
Lesion level
 Above L1 0.17
 Below T12 0.83
Chiari malformation
 None 0.08
 I 0.02
 II 0.91
Corpus callosum
 Normal 0.02
 Hypoplastic 0.66
 Dysgenetic 0.33
Shunt revisions
 0 0.11
 1 0.26
 2–4 0.51
 5–9 0.10
 >10 0.02
Ambulatory status
 Normal 0.03
 Independent 0.31
 With support 0.33
 Unable 0.33
Seizure disorder
 No 0.85
 Past 0.11
 Present 0.04

Note. SBM, spina bifida myelomeningocele.

aParticipants missing data for shunt revisions: n= 3; ambulatory status: n= 3; seizure disorder: n= 11; participants missing data were not included in percentage calculations.