A spina bifida is created when the spinal cord, which normally closes during fetal development, doesn’t do so, and a space is created in the area where the opening remains. In the most severe ...

Spina bifida, also known as myelomeningocele, occurs when spinal tissue fails to fuse properly during the early stages of pregnancy. The birth defect can lead to a range of lifelong cognitive ...

Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

HOUSTON - A family from the Bryan/College Station area thought their daughter was going to be wheelchair-bound for life because of spina bifida, but they traveled to Houston for specialized care ...

There must be a “full public inquiry” into spinal surgery for children with scoliosis and spina bifida after a report showed controls at a Dublin paediatric hospital did not protect children ...