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Thirty-one percent of the patients were from Mwanza, 13% from Geita, 11% from Tabora, 10% from Simiyu, and the rest came from more distant regions of Tanzania. Hydrocephalus and spina bifida were the most common NTD diagnoses recorded that required ventriculoperitoneal shunt interventions in the neurosurgical services.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Early neural development disorders are common in sub-Saharan Africa, with spina bifida and hydrocephalus being the most prominent NTDs. The treatment and special education of affected children and adolescents are major public health challenges. As the development of protocols and guidelines for neurosurgical procedures is needed to improve the burden of pediatric hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa, a report on how this is done simply, practically, and effectively here at a referral medical center in Tanzania may benefit countries with similar health issues.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>This study was approved by the Regional Ethic Review Board in Mwanza Tanzania (Certificate No. CREC\/682b\/2023).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/18758894251317839","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,16]],"date-time":"2025-06-16T07:48:02Z","timestamp":1750060082000},"page":"132-136","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Burden of pediatric neural tube defects at a referral medical center in Tanzania"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Gerald D","family":"Mayaya","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Catholic University for Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania"},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Friedemann","family":"Schad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Institute Havelh\u00f6he, Hospital Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelh\u00f6he, Berlin, Germany"},{"name":"Interdisciplinary Oncology and Palliative Care, Hospital Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelh\u00f6he, Berlin, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shiao Li","family":"Oei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Institute Havelh\u00f6he, Hospital Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelh\u00f6he, Berlin, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Walter H","family":"Miya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mwanangu Development Tanzania (MWADETA), Mwanza, \rTanzania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Janet","family":"Manoni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mwanangu Development Tanzania (MWADETA), Mwanza, \rTanzania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jennifer","family":"Mekere","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fabian A","family":"Massaga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Catholic University for Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania"},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ntt.2004.12.007"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0151586"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","first-page":"4273510","article-title":"Prevalence of spina Bifida among newborns in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis","author":"Oumer M","year":"2020","unstructured":"Oumer M, Taye M, Aragie H, et al. 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