Spina bifida (SB; /ˌspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə/, Latin for 'split spine') is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the spine and the membranes around...

hours after birth. Spina bifida is further divided into two subclasses, spina bifida cystica and spina bifida occulta. Spina bifida cystica includes meningocele...

with low back pain, but more recent study found a large difference. Spina bifida is characterized by a midline cleft in the vertebral arch. It usually...

mechanism of this association between spina bifida and latex allergy is not clearly defined. However, spina bifida patients may become sensitized to latex...

cord damage if untreated. TCS is often associated with the closure of a spina bifida. It can be congenital, such as in tight filum terminale, or the result...

atrophy, ankylosing spondylitis, scoliosis, lumbar spinal stenosis, spina bifida, spinal tumors, osteoporosis and cauda equina syndrome. There are many...

with kyphosis/scoliosis, ankylosing spondylitis, degenerative discs and spina bifida being recognizable examples. The number of vertebrae in a region can...

in people with spinal cord injury (SCI), multiple sclerosis (MS) or spina bifida. The gastrointestinal tract has a complex control that relies on coordinated...

cerebral palsy, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, ALS, botulism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, and Guillain–Barré syndrome. Temporary paralysis...

developments such as affairs, feuds, bereavements, family problems, spina bifida and having an abortion. Bianca's major storylines have included her dysfunctional...

prepared and signed when he was 10 years old. Williams was born with spina bifida occulta, a birth defect of the spinal column that caused him lifelong...

anomalies of the nervous system include neural tube defects such as spina bifida, encephalocele, and anencephaly. Other congenital anomalies of the nervous...

increases the risk of spina bifida by two-fold. Homozygosis for this mutation is an established maternal risk factor for spina bifida especially with low...

plays the role of Walt, a man who, like Kirby himself, was born with spina bifida. Shallow Hal (2001) - Walt Stuck on You (2003) - Phil Rupp Carnivàle...

gave birth to their first child, Sophie, on March 5, 2005. Sophie has spina bifida, which was diagnosed at birth. Parker gave birth to their son Nicolas...

women of childbearing age. A meta-analysis of global birth prevalence of spina bifida showed that when mandatory fortification was compared to countries with...

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documenting a procedure being developed at Vanderbilt University to treat spina bifida. The photograph was taken on 19 August and the baby (Samuel Alexander...

Dyscalculia has also been associated with Turner syndrome and people who have spina bifida. Mathematical disabilities can occur as the result of some types of brain...

She gave birth to their first child, a girl, in March 2005. She has spina bifida, which was diagnosed at birth. Parker gave birth to the couple's second...

as possible—individual lives. George was also unable to walk due to spina bifida. The first 24 years of their life they spent in an institution for the...

chromosomal abnormalities through the measurement of nuchal translucency, and spina bifida through the ‘lemon and banana’ signs, and (iv) methods of fetal therapy...

scan of the fetal head at 20 weeks of pregnancy in a fetus affected by spina bifida. In the axial scan the characteristic lemon sign and banana sign are...

down. Prenatal repair of the most easily treated NTD, myelomeningocele (spina bifida cystica) is as of 2011, a growing option in the United States. Although...

ultrasound can be useful for screening for neural tube defects such as spina bifida or anencephaly. Meroanencephaly is a rare form of anencephaly characterized...

neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, Prader–Willi syndrome, proteus syndrome, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, syringomyelia, and pectus carinatum. Another...

and Functional Anatomy WebMD. May 17, 2005. Spina Bifida – Topic Overview Information about spina bifida in fetuses and throughout adulthood. WebMD children's...

the Spina Bifida Association of America. Brei's research has focused on healthcare outcomes for children with spina bifida and as an adult with spina bifida...

October 7, 1951. He is of German and Dutch ancestry. He was born with spina bifida, for which he had corrective surgery as an infant. Mellencamp formed...

roles in Years and Years, The Rook and Doctor Who. She was born with spina bifida and has worked with the charity Whizz-Kidz for much of her life. She...