NOUN
- a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis
How To Use spina bifida In A Sentence
- Athletes who do not have cerebral palsy but conditions such as muscular dystrophy, spina bifida and tetraplegia. Times, Sunday Times
- About 90 percent of children with the most severe form of spina bifida develop hydrocephalus, or fluid on the brain.
- But doctors say he has meningocele, a form of spina bifida where the spinal cord develops abnormally. The Sun
- There are four types of spina bifida. They differ in severity and the tissue involved.
- About 80 percent of spina bifida cysts are in the lower back's lumbar and sacral regions.
- He had spina bifida and hydrocephalus. The Sun
- Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of spina bifida and other neural tube defects in newborns, and can be prevented by taking folic acid supplementation during pregnancy. Folic Acid Supplementation - Too Much of a Good Thing?
- Other bionic devices on the horizon include implantable monitors that will track pressure in the brains of spina bifida patients who require fluid-draining shunts.
- The pilot data was supportive of Dr. Xiao's procedure, and now an NIH sponsored clinical trial is being conducted to further study lumbar to sacral nerve rerouting in spina bifida patients.
- The council was branded heartless at the time because Kay suffers from spina bifida and Pearson is a chronic asthmatic.
