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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. Chiari malformation - Wikipedia

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    1883: Cleland was the first to describe Chiari II or Arnold–Chiari malformation on his report of a child with spina bifida, hydrocephalus, and anatomical alterations of the cerebellum and brainstem. [63]

  4. Congenital vertebral anomaly - Wikipedia

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    It may lead to certain neurological problems depending on the severity of the block. It can increase stress on the inferior and the superior intervertebral joints. It can lead to an abnormal angle in the spine, there are certain syndromes associated with block vertebrae; for example, Klippel–Feil syndrome. The sacrum is a normal block vertebra.

  5. Neural tube defect - Wikipedia

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    Spina bifida occulta means hidden split spine. [20] In this type of neural tube defect, the meninges do not herniate through the opening in the spinal canal. [19] The most frequently seen form of spina bifida occulta is when parts of the bones of the spine, called the spinous process, and the neural arch appear abnormal on a radiogram, without ...

  6. Spinal disease - Wikipedia

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    Spina bifida is the most common defect impacting the Central Nervous System (CNS). The most common and most severe form of Spina Bifida is Myelomeningocele. Individuals with Myelomeningocele are born with an incompletely fused spine, and therefore exposing the spinal cord through an opening in the back.

  7. After 29 operations, the 'sassy' five-year-old hoping for a ...

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    Yet she "turned the corner" when she discovered the Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland support group, which led her to meet parents of other children with spina bifida and to have access to ...

  8. List of neurological conditions and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Spina bifida; Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy; Spinal cord injury; Spinal cord tumors; Spinal muscular atrophy; Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 – see Distal spinal muscular atrophy type 1; Spinocerebellar ataxia; Split-brain; Steele–Richardson–Olszewski syndrome – see Progressive supranuclear palsy; Stiff ...

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

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    Spina bifida is a birth defect that affects the lowest part of the spine and occurs when a fetus's neural tube does not fully close, causing the backbone that protects the spinal cord not to form ...