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Spina Bifida Treatment
Treatment for Spina Bifida really depends on the severity of the condition however children with mild type of Spina Bifida may not need any treatment at all but they might need surgery later on as they grow. The most severe type of Spina Bifida is Myelomeningocele. The major goal in the treatment of this condition […]
Spina Bifida In Adults
Spina Bifida is a common condition that strikes the U.S population today. It is a disabling birth defect that affects lots of children today. It is a kind of neural tube defect which involves the spinal cord and its coverings. It occurs when the spinal column of the fetal does not close completely in the […]
Spina Bifida Cystica
Spina Bifida Cystica is the most severe type of congenital spinal abnormality. A spina Bifida that comes with meningeal cyst is what they call as Meningocele, a cyst that contains both spinal cord and meninges is what they call meningomyelocele and a spina bifida that has spinal cord only is what they call as myelocele. […]
Spina Bifida Myelomeningocele
Spina Bifida is a congenital or inborn defect in the opening of the spinal column. The most severe form of Spina bifida is myelomeningocele. Most kids who were born with this defect were able to survive but they suffer various disabilities like paralysis, hydrocephalus, Chiari II malformation, mental retardation, and difficulty with bladder and bowel […]
Spina Bifida Causes
Spina Bifida is an incomplete development of the spinal cord, brain and meninges which is the protective layer around the spinal cord and brain. Neural tube defect is the most common in the United States today. In fact out of the 4 million babies born each year, 1500 to 2000 of it is born with […]
Spina Bifida Symptoms
Spina Bifida which means split spine is a congenital disorder where the embryonic neural tube is not completely close. Some of the bones in the spinal cord is not fully developed and remain open. When this opening is big enough then it lets a part of the spinal cord to stick out through the gap […]
Spina Bifida Life Expectancy
Not all people are familiar with the medical term Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is often related with pregnancy. It is the abnormal condition of the nervous system that happens during the first month of pregnancy of the baby’s development. If you care to read in any medical books, the term referred to as a defect […]