A spatio-temporal atlas of the developing fetal brain with spina bifida aperta.

Spina bifida aperta (SBA) is a birth defect associated with severe anatomical changes in the developing fetal brain. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) atlases are popular tools for studying neuropathology in the brain anatomy, but previous fetal brain MRI atlases have focused on the normal fetal brain. We aimed to develop a spatio-temporal fetal brain MRI atlas for SBA.

Reforming DoLS: liberty protection safeguards.

From April 2022, current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) will be replaced by Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). This review article outlines key information about these changes for patients, carers and healthcare professionals, for whom a deprivation of liberty may be relevant.Deprivation of liberty occurs within healthcare settings when someone's freedoms are limited in order to meet their care needs and lack capacity to consent to these arrangements.