Spina bifida, usually apparent at birth, is a type of neural tube defect in which the neural tube does not completely close during development in the womb resulting in damage to the spinal cord and ...

“Who better to teach a baby with spina bifida how to grow up to be independent and to manage their own care?” Hadley Peterson's doctor says Susan Young is a reporter for PEOPLE. She started ...

Spina bifida, a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord, will be the topic of discussion in a public forum Wednesday, July 14, at The Health Museum of Houston. The ...

When Nafisa Khanbhai (pictured) was born 44 years ago at Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa, she was diagnosed with spina bifida ... t understand why she looked different. So traumatised she was ...

There are three types of spina bifida: Myelomeningocele is the most common and serious type, where a sac outside the baby's back has parts of the spinal cord and nerves. READ ALSO: Non-vegetarian ...

which is the most serious type of spina bifida and can cause moderate to severe disabilities, such as not being able to move your legs, according to the CDC. Each of the Petersons has different ...

UC Davis Health’s groundbreaking trial aims to reverse the paralysis of spina bifida before birth ... are known to be among the most promising type in regenerative medicine.

IT has been reported that the prevalence rate of anencephaly and spina bifida is very high in Ireland ... out of 3 sources usually available for this type of investigation – the diagnostic ...