How long is the life span of congenital spina bifida meningocele?

How long patients with congenital meningocele can live depends mainly on whether medical intervention is taken. Studies have shown that if patients with meningocele are not treated, only 14%-30% patients can survive infancy, and usually only the patients with the lightest condition can survive. 70% of patients have normal intelligence and 50% can walk. Therefore, early medical intervention can prolong the life of patients with congenital meningocele. At present, due to the development of medical technology, 85% of patients can spend their infancy. The most common cause of early death is complications caused by Chiari malformation, such as respiratory arrest and aspiration, and long-term death is mainly due to shunt failure. Generally speaking, congenital spina bifida will not affect life, but will only affect the quality of life. According to the knowledge of domestic experts and the types of spina bifida, the prognosis can be roughly divided into the following categories: 1. Spinal meningocele and fatty meningocele: surgery can only partially restore neurological function, and even can not improve the condition of critically ill patients. 2. Spinal lipoma: Early and correct treatment can make children have a good prognosis and prevent the development of neurological, skeletal and urinary diseases. Third, simple meningocele: the surgical treatment effect is good, and most children can be asymptomatic for life. 4. Longitudinal fissure of spinal cord, thickening of terminal filament, and dermal sinus: Early operation is effective, and most clinical symptoms can be alleviated or stabilized, or even completely returned to normal.