[Clinico-electroneuromyographic characteristics of myelodysplasia in children].

Myelodysplasia is a topical problem of childhood neurology. The early diagnosis and treatment of myelodysplasia prevents the development of severe neurological symptomatology. Twenty patients with myelodysplasia were investigated using clinical, electroneuromyographic, and thermographic methods of examination. Electroneuromyography included determination of the bulbocavernous reflex which served as an objective criterion of the status of the lumbosacral portion of the spinal cord. Early diagnosis of myelodysplasia makes it possible to conduct preventive therapy including electrostimulation of the spinal cord or perform surgical intervention when indicated in children with this pathology.