Spina bifida is a developmental malformation of the spinal cord that leads to complications in several organ systems and considerable disability, even decades after repair of the anomaly. Before the ...

The UAB Transitional Spina Bifida Clinic, supported by the Department of Neurosurgery and run in collaboration with Children’s of Alabama, developed the Individualized Care Model for Transitional Care ...

Nikos Kaymakcian of Tinton Falls is a miracle boy for his parents and has become the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ ...

Spina bifida is the most common structural disorder of the human nervous system. The causes are largely unknown, but a new study points to a link involving a chromosomal microdeletion -- and also ...

Pregnant women in most countries worldwide are currently offered prenatal screening for spina bifida and other birth defects. The test results are not 100% accurate and there are some false positive ...

When she was 19 weeks pregnant, Sarah White went for a routine ultrasound and got a shock. "I could tell that something was wrong because the ultrasound tech got real quiet," White says. White's male ...

When Emily and her husband, Harry, learned that they would be first-time parents, they never expected any pregnancy complications. But after an 18-week anatomy ultrasound, the Austin, Texas, couple ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and spina bifida are distinct conditions that affect the nerves that allow for voluntary motor control. Share on Pinterest press coverage photography/Getty Images SMA is ...

Ruth Madeley has shared her experience of the condition in the BBC documentary Spina Bifida & Me WHILE spina bifidia may sound like an incredibly rare condition, it is estimated that between five and ...

An English bulldog undergoes surgery for spina bifida at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. The dog is part of a pair of puppies being treated for spina bifida through a combination of ...

Spina bifida is what is known as a neural tube defect. It occurs during development prior to birth. It’s when the spinal cord, brain, or meninges (their protective covering) does not completely ...