Useful Clinical Guidelines
Here we have brought together all the clinical guidelines you need on the subjects which matter to and directly affect people living with spina bifida, hydrocephalus, and related conditions.
Nice Guidelines
- NICE: Open prenatal repair for open neural tube defects in the fetus
- NICE: Fetoscopic prenatal repair for open neural tube defects in the fetus
- NICE: Pressure ulcers: prevention and management
- NICE: Urinary incontinence in neurological disease: assessment and management
- NICE: Faecal incontinence in adults: management
- NICE: Maternal and child nutrition
- NICE: Lumbar infusion test for the investigation of normal pressure hydrocephalus
- NICE: Drainage, irrigation and fibrinolytic therapy (DRIFT) for post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus in preterm infants
- NICE: Lumbar subcutaneous shunt
- NICE: Neurological conditions
- NICE: Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral
- NICE: Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settings
- NICE: Lumbar infusion test for the investigation of normal pressure hydrocephalus
Other useful guidance:
- Government guide to inclusive language
- Consensus Guidelines on the Communication of Unexpected News via Ultrasound
- SBNS: Antibiotic shunt guidelines