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http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/spinabifida/facts.html
https://www.sharecare.com/health/spina-bifida/how-spina-bifida-affect-body
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spina_bifida/detail_spina_bifida.htm
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/spina_bifida/article_em.htm

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There are four types of spina bifida: occulta, closed neural tube defects, meningocele, and myelomeningocele.

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How will life functions be different with this condition

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How will life functions be different with this condition

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When living with spina bifida the it is extremely hard to go through the transition of living with your parents to becoming a young adult and starting to make doctors appointments and just being able to do it by yourself instead of with help like was constantly given before.

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What are the survival rates for this condition?

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What are the survival rates for this condition?

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Survival rates for spina bifida are around 90% of people living into adulthood.

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In a lot of cases Spina Bifida can be fatal especially the surgery to fix it, it usually results in neurological problems that can be very serious. A section of the spinal cord and the nerves that stem from the cord are exposed and visible on the outside of the body or can be in a cyst on the back.

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Folic acid, taken in supplement form starting at least one month before conception and continuing through the first trimester of pregnancy, greatly reduces the risk of spina bifida and other neural tube defects. Because many women don't discover that they're pregnant until this time, experts recommend that all women of childbearing age take a daily supplement of 400 micrograms of folic acid.

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Nobody is completely sure what causes spina bifida. Scientists say it is most likely due to a combination of inherited (genetic), environmental and nutritional factors.

There is some evidence that a low intake of plant proteins and folis acid could play a role in getting spina bifida.
Women who do not have enough folic acid during the pregnancy have a higher chance of giving birth to a baby with spina bifida. Nobody is sure how folic acid intake prevents spina bifida from developing.

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This condition can be treated but but the surgery to fix it is extremely dangerous. In Abdullah's case he got extremely lucky because of how many nerves are located in the spinal cord.

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Dr. Paul Boone and baby Abdullah explain spina bifida and the process behind repairing spina bifida surgically. Full transcript: Abdullah is a four month old patient who traveled from Kuwait to Houston for us to perform a repair of a spinabifida type defect.

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What age range does Spina Bifida Affect?

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What age range does Spina Bifida Affect?

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When someone has spina bifida it doesnt just show up they have to be born with it. In some cases it may not be apparent at birth but they will find out soon. As you age spina bifida can get worse, other times it stays the same.

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Where and how does Spina Bifida affect the body?

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Where and how does Spina Bifida affect the body?

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Spina Bifida is a condition that affects the spine, it is a type of Neutral Tube Defect(NTD)
Some effects include:

Paralysis: Based on degree of nerve damage, even the less severe types of spina bifida can lead to some amount of paralysis.

Mental Disabilities and Learning Difficulties: Not all individuals affected have some or all of these issues.

Loss of Urine and Bowel Functions: These can occur with even mild cases of spina bifida.