Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of birth defects in which an opening in the spine or cranium remains from early in human development. In the third...

cephalic disorder that results from a neural tube defect that occurs when the rostral (head) end of the neural tube fails to close, usually between the...

vertebrate embryos, which includes the transformation of the neural plate into the neural tube. The embryo at this stage is termed the neurula. The process...

vertebrates), the neural tube is the embryonic precursor to the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain and spinal cord. The neural groove gradually...

types of neural tube defects, spina bifida occulta is not associated with increased AFP, a common screening tool used to detect neural tube defects in utero...

developmental birth defect involving the neural tube. This anomaly occurs in utero, when the posterior neuropore of the neural tube fails to close by the...

numbers of deaths are congenital heart disease (303,000), followed by neural tube defects (65,000). Much of the language used for describing congenital conditions...

pregnancy to reduce the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the baby. NTDs include anencephaly and spina bifida, among other defects. Low levels in early pregnancy...

a neural tube defect characterized by sac-like protrusions of the brain and the membranes that cover it through openings in the skull. These defects are...

immune system. Neural tube defect are abnormalities of the brain and spinal cord in the embryo resulting from failure of the neural tube to close. Epidemiological...

In neurology, a lipomyelomeningocele is a type of closed neural tube defect that affects around 3 to 6 babies out of 100,000 births. It is an example of...

(25%) and severe malformations, such as cardiac anomalies (50%), neural tube defect (40%), exstrophy of the bladder and Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome. Approximately...

kranion, "skull", and σχίσις schisis, "split"), is a skull-related neural tube defect. The skull does not close all the way in this deformity (especially...

Hydrocephalus can occur due to birth defects or be acquired later in life. Associated birth defects include neural tube defects and those that result in aqueductal...

the birth of low weight birth premature infants and infants with neural tube defects. Not consuming enough folate can lead to folate deficiency within...

drugs, all of which have been associated with increased risk for neural tube defects. Since newborns with iniencephaly so rarely survive past childbirth...

problems such as neural tube defects, chromosome abnormalities, and gene mutations that would lead to genetic disorders and birth defects, such as spina...

deaths. The most common congenital diseases are heart defects, Down syndrome, and neural tube defects. Trisomy 21 is the most common type of Down Syndrome...

development, and neural tube development. Folate breaks down in high intensity UVR. Dark-skinned women suffer the lowest level of neural tube defects. Folate plays...

"Maternal vitamin B12 status and risk of neural tube defects in a population with high neural tube defect prevalence and no folic Acid fortification"...

of the rostral neuropore (rostral neural tube defect). If the rostral neuropore fails to close there will be no neural mechanism for swallowing. chromosomal...

example, Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) testing is used to screen for a neural tube defect (NTD) during the second trimester of pregnancy. If the median AFP...

polymorphism of the folate pathway in a child with Down syndrome and neural tube defect". American Journal of Medical Genetics. 103 (2): 128–32. doi:10.1002/ajmg...

folic acid supplementation during pregnancy reduced risk of infant neural tube defects. The value of eating certain foods to maintain health was recognized...

either high-risk or low-risk for chromosomal abnormalities (and neural tube defects). The term "multiple-marker screening test" is sometimes used instead...

syndrome Neuhauser–Eichner–Opitz syndrome Neural crest tumor Neural tube defect, folate-sensitive Neural tube defects X linked Neuraminidase beta-galactosidase...

3). Maternal AFP serum level is used to screen for Down syndrome, neural tube defects, and other chromosomal abnormalities. AFP is a major plasma protein...

unlike pilonidal sinus in humans, the dermoid sinus in dogs is a neural tube defect. Dermoid sinus is sometimes also confused with dermoid cyst (a teratoma)...

health of their newborn babies in the form of neural tube defects, miscarriages, and spina bifida, a birth defect in which the backbone and spinal canal do...

found here is an anterior meningocele, a relatively mild form of neural tube defect. Causes of increased pre-sacral space are: ulcerative colitis, granulomatous...