There are four types of spina bifida: occulta, closed neural tube defects, meningocele, and myelomeningocele. In our storyline, the baby had a meningocele, which means the meninges (which are the ...

So she took her son to a new neurosurgeon and explained her suspicion. "She said point blank, ‘Here's occulta spina bifida, and here's where the spine is tethered," Courtney said. Spina bifida ...

He explained that spina bifida, also known as meningomyelocele, affects one in every 3,000 newborns. Unfortunately, the causes are mostly unknown. A few mutations were reported but could only ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 3. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. Wow, who would have predicted how this episode turned ...

When the spine or spinal cord do not form properly during human development, a disorder called spina bifida, or meningomyelocele arises. People born with this condition can have very different ...

UC Davis Health’s groundbreaking trial aims to reverse the paralysis of spina bifida before birth. Multiple babies have been born after receiving the world’s first spina bifida treatment ...

Spina bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life. Each year approximately 1,400 babies born in the United States have spina bifida, according to the U.S.

Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

Members of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery, the Global Alliance for Prevention of Spina Bifida (GAPSBiF) and the UAB mission:brain chapter recently came together ...

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health has earned accreditation from the Spina Bifida Association Clinic Care Partner program. OU Health is one of only 42 facilities in the nation ...