Spina Bifida Disorder

you ever heard of the disorder spina bifida? Well, if you have not, you should learn many interesting facts about this particular defect. Spina bifida is the most common neural birth disorder; affecting a little over 1,500 babies every year, in the United States alone. There are three stages of spina bifida, spina bifida occulta, Meningocele, and Myelomeningocele. The last stage, ‘Myelomeningocele’, is the worst stage of spina bifida. Scientists do not know why spina bifida occurs in newborns

Scientists have found that spina bifida has been in existence for thousands of years. In the mid-1600s Nicolaas Tulp, a Dutch anatomist, first described the disease in detail and gave it the name spina bifida. He described this disease, along with over 200 others, in his book Observations Medicae. Later in 1761, Giovanni Battista Morgangni contributed to the knowledge of spina bifida when he described hydrocephalus and its association with spina bifida. German doctors Rudolf Verchow and Hans Chiari

Spina bifida, a type of birth defect meaning, “cleft spine” affects many babies around the globe in that their neural tube incorrectly closes and affects their spinal cord and brain. The three most common types of spina bifida are spina bifida occulta, meningocele, and myelomeningocele—in the order of least to the most debilitating. The birth defect is most commonly diagnosed with the Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein blood test, as well as other tests. The complications occurring with the most

Spina bifida is a nervous system disorder that takes place during the first month of pregnancy. It looks like a sac on the infants back, varying in size. In some cases, a part of the spinal cord and nerves can be enclosed in the sac. This can cause physical and neurological damage to the infant, the severity depends on the size and area of opening or if the spinal cord and nerves are affected. The cause of spina bifida is unknown, however, it may play a role in genetics. Folic acid may also play

caused by a mutation in the DNA. Another way to say congenital disorder are birth defects. Congenital disease is where it “occurs at birth or even before birth…the incidence is 2~5% in newborn and the percentage of congenital disease related to genetic or chromosome defects was 60~70%.; the other 30% of etiology was unknown… congenital disease can be categorized into chromosome disorders, congenital anomalies, inherited metabolic disorders and rare diseases” (Hospita). Major congenital diseases are

Spina bifida is a congenital condition in which the posterior aspects of the vertebrae fail to develop, thus exposing part of the spinal cord (Bontrager 2010, p. 333). Most of the time this defect happens at L5 of the spine but there are different degrees of severity of this condition. From least symptomatic to most symptomatic, the varying stages are spina bifida occulta, spina bifida meningocele, spina bifida myelocele, and spina bifida meningomyelocele. Each have their own ways of being diagnosed

Spina bifida is a type of birth defect called a neural tube defect, it happens if the spinal column of the fetus does not close completely during the first month or pregnancy, that can damage the nerves and spinal cord" (U.S National Library Medicine, 2014). Spina bifida's symptoms are defending on how severe the defect is. Children with mild form of spina bifida do not have any problems. According to WebMD, children with the most severe form often, have spine, and brain issues that cause serious

Spina Bifida is “a congenital defect of the spine in which part of the spinal cord and its meninges are exposed through a gap in the backbone. It often causes paralysis of the lower limbs, and sometimes mental handicap” [5]. According to recent studies, neural tube defects (NTDs) rank as one of the most common birth defects next to congenital heart disease. As many researchers attempt to determine the leading cause of spina bifida, Yunping Lei, Huiping Zhu, Wei Yang, M. Elizabeth Ross, Gary M. Shaw

Spina Bifida - Ekaterina Trofimova In my paper I am want to present the disorder called “Spina Bifida (SB).” Definition, frequency of appearance, causes, diagnostic procedures, management, and prevention of this disorder will be included in my research. According to “The Mayo Clinic,” SB is part of a group of birth defects called neural tube defects. The neural tube is the embryonic structure that eventually develops into the baby’s brain and spinal cord and the tissues that enclose

Spina Bifida in School Aged Children Brooke Roose For Mrs. Julie Miller 10/16/16 Spina Bifida is a neural tube defect that is present at birth. It is thought to be caused by a folic acid deficiency in the first month of pregnancy. This disease can be either symptomatic or asymptomatic. There are three types of Spina Bifida including: Spina Bifida Occulta, Spina Bifida Meningocele, and Spina Bifida Myelomeningocele. The main treatment for Spina Bifida is surgery that occurs right