Spina bifida

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Contents 1 Broader Terms 2 Narrower Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Broader Terms

congenital skeletal disorder

Narrower Terms

meningomyelocele

Related Terms

fusion failure

Scope Note

developmental anomaly characterized by defective closure of the bony encasement of the spinal cord, through which the cord and meninges may protrude.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Another type of spina bifida is called meningocele (say: meh-nin-jo-seel).
• Although spina bifida is the most commonly occurring, permanently disabling birth defect, few people know very much about it.
• While spina bifida is not necessarily life-threatening, it is the most common debilitating birth defect, diagnosed in about one of every 1,000 pregnancies here in the United States.
• Back to top Educational Implications Although spina bifida is relatively common, until recently most children born with a myelomeningocele died shortly after birth.
• The amount of disability depends very much on where the spina bifida is, and the amount of nerve damage involved.

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