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A case report of EMG biofeedback treatment of facial incontinence in patient with myelomeningocele.

Park, Chang Il , Sohn, Min Kyun , Park, Eun Sook , Shin, Jung Soon
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 1991;15(2):107-110.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine
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Fecal incontinence in patients with myelomeningocele is a serious psychosocial problem and often is considered an obstacle to the child attending an ordinary school. This bowel management programs play an important role in the rehabilitation of these children.

We report that an fecal incontinence in 8 years old myelomeningocele child had been successfully treated by EMG biofeedback after reconstruction of anal sphincter with gracilis muscle.

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