
Spina bifida - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Dec 19, 2023 · Spina bifida can range from being mild to causing serious disabilities. Symptoms depend on where on the spine the opening is located and how big it is. Symptoms also depend on whether …
Spina Bifida: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
May 27, 2025 · Spina bifida is a neural tube defect that affects the spine and spinal cord. Symptoms range from mild to severe and may require surgery.
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Spina bifida is a birth defect in which an area of the spinal column doesn’t form properly, leaving a section of the spinal cord and spinal nerves exposed.
Spina Bifida - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Apr 7, 2025 · What is spina bifida? Spina bifida is a birth disorder in which the spine doesn’t fully develop. In the first month of pregnancy, a group of cells normally forms the “neural tube,” which is a …
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Spina Bifida Causes, Treatment, Symptoms, Types & Life Expectancy
Spina bifida is the most common of a group of birth defects known as neural tube defects, which affect the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Spina bifida begins in the womb, when the …
Spina Bifida - Harvard Health
May 28, 2025 · Spina bifida is one of a group of disorders called neural tube defects — malformations of the brain, spinal cord, or their coverings. Spina bifida occurs when a fetus's developing spinal column …
Spina Bifida: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnoses, and Treatment - WebMD
Apr 24, 2024 · Several types of spina bifida can affect an infant’s spine. Find out more about them as well as the symptoms, causes, and treatments.
About Spina Bifida | Spina Bifida | CDC
Jan 2, 2025 · Spina bifida is a condition that affects the spine and is usually apparent at birth. It is a type of neural tube defect (NTD). Spina bifida can happen anywhere along the spine if the neural tube …
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