Paul Kornberg, MD
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A spina bifida diagnosis requires a team of professionals to treat the many symptoms of the disease, from neurosurgeons to urologists, speech pathologists to occupational therapists.
Spina bifida treatment covers a host of symptoms from birth, which are presented here along with current options for intervention, from neurosurgery to orthoses.
Although spina bifida can be diagnosed as early as 13 weeks after conception, it can sometimes remain initially undetected, despite the fact that its most notable indicator is usually a sac protruding from the spine.
The rate of occurrence for spina bifida has dropped dramatically in the last 40 years. Learn by how much, as well as what other spina bifida statistics recent research has provided.
Spina bifida occurs within 28 days of conception, when the neural tube around the spine closes. Folic acid helps prevent the condition, but the condition's causes aren't entirely understood.
Spina bifida affects the nerves in the spine that transfer messages from the brain to muscles, and from muscles back up to the brain. Affected areas depend on the location of the spinal lesion.
Spina bifida has three main types, identified by the degree of bony closure of the spine and involvement of the spinal cord. One type may not be found until the patient complains of back pain.
Spina bifida has three main types, identified by the degree of bony closure of the spine and involvement of the spinal cord. One type may not be found until the patient complains of back pain.
Parents of a child diagnosed with spina bifida immediately have a host of questions: what is spina bifida, what treatment options exist, what should we expect going forward, and more. Start here to better understand both the questions and answers.
