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  2. Spina bifida - Wikipedia

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    Spina bifida (SB; /ˌspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə/, [9] Latin for 'split spine') [10] is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the spine and the membranes around the spinal cord during early development in pregnancy. [1] There are three main types: spina bifida occulta, meningocele and myelomeningocele. [1]

  3. Tethered cord syndrome - Wikipedia

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    By the time of birth the spinal cord is located between L1 and L2. In a baby with Spina bifida the spinal cord is still attached to the skin around it preventing it from rising properly. [12] This occurs because the spinal cord in a child with Spina bifida is low lying and tethered at the bottom.

  4. Spondylocostal dysostosis - Wikipedia

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    Jarcho–Levin syndrome associated with spina bifida and diastematomyelia (type I split cord malformation) 4: Duru S et al. 1999: 2: First case of 2-year-old girl, spondylocostal dysostosis with lipomyelomeningocele, and polythelia on the right side. Second case of 6-month-old girl, spondylocostal dysostosis with myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus

  5. Neural tube defect - Wikipedia

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    Spina bifida cystica includes meningocele and myelomeningocele. Meningocele is less severe and is characterized by herniation of the meninges, but not the spinal cord, through the opening in the spinal canal. Myelomeningocele involves herniation of the meninges as well as the spinal cord through the opening. [19] Spina bifida occulta means ...

  6. Lipomeningomyelocele - Wikipedia

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    In neurology, a lipomyelomeningocele is a type of closed neural tube defect that affects around 3 to 6 babies out of 100,000 births. [1] [2] It is an example of a spinal lipoma, which is a collection of adipose tissue, or fat, that is located at or around the spinal cord.

  7. Cleveland Clinic performs its first-ever in utero surgery to ...

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    According to the CDC, approximately 1,645 babies are born with spina bifida each year in the United States. During the fetal surgery to correct the condition, a C-section-like incision is made to ...

  8. Life expectancy isn't rising as much, the health consequences ...

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    Life expectancy may be plateauing. Don’t expect your grandkids to live to 200 years old. A study published on Monday suggests we may be reaching our limit in terms of life expectancy and that ...

  9. Diastematomyelia - Wikipedia

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    Diastematomyelia is a "dysraphic state" of unknown embryonic origin, but is probably initiated by an accessory neurenteric canal (an additional embryonic spinal canal.).) This condition may be an isolated phenomenon or may be associated with other segmental anomalies of the vertebral bodies such as spina bifida, kyphoscoliosis, butterfly vertebra, hemivertebra and block vertebrae which are ...