Milena had a neuro-urological examination

Most of all Milena likes to show off in front of the mirror. The little girl is interested in everything around her, and especially in other children on the playgrounds. The inquisitive little girl wants to make friends with everyone. But that's just because of the features of his diagnosis to realize his desires do not always work. She cannot speak yet, though she understands everything. The girl has an implant on her left ear because of her hearing loss. Milena also has spina bifida - it is a heavy spinal malformation. The girl cannot walk because of it. But in addition to movement problems, children with spina bifida have another peculiarity that can cause serious harm to their health: they have no control over their bladder; they just don't feel it's time to go to the bathroom. In the meantime, urine goes back to the kidneys, and children end up developing urinary tract infections: from a mild form of cystitis to severe, with kidney damage - pyelonephritis. In outpatient clinics, pediatricians often do not know about the peculiarities of monitoring children with spina bifida, so they focus on standard examination protocols: blood and urine tests. But this is not enough. Such children as Milena need to be examined by a neuro-urologist every year. It's called CUDI. This is a comprehensive study that allows you to assess how strongly impaired the phase of accumulation and emptying of urine, whether it needs to be compensated by medication and connect additional methods of urine diversion. That is, CUDI is essentially a complete screening of the urinary system. CUDI is not on the list of mandatory medical examinations. Therefore, the charity fund "Spina Bifida" is collecting funds to pay for CUDI for Milena. Let's help Milena undergo an important examination!