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Spina bifida (SB; / ˈ s p aɪ n ə ˈ b ɪ f ɪ d ə /; [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]
support to parents before and around the birth of their baby, or diagnosis of the disability; support to the child and family on educational matters; specialised information and help on health matters; helping young people access services to progress towards control of their lives; responding to the needs of adults with spina bifida and/or ...
All cases concerned newborns with spina bifida and hydrocephalus. In all cases, at least 2 doctors were consulted outside the medical team. In 17 of 22 cases, a multidisciplinary spina bifida team was consulted. All parents consented to the termination of life; in 4 cases they explicitly requested it.
Indiana couple Larry and Kelly Peterson have spina bifida, which they felt made them the right parents to raise a child with the same needs. But they say they faced some backlash from agencies who ...
An elementary school teacher in Kentucky is going viral after he helped a fourth grader in a wheelchair attend her school's field trip.
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During this time, prenatal ultrasound had not been invented, so Brei's diagnosis came as a surprise to his parents. [3] Brei grew up in rural Nebraska. [3] With no cure for spina bifida in the 1950s and limited medical interventions, Brei's parents fostered independence from an early age. [2] [3] At the age of four, Brei began playing piano.
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 ...