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What is Spina bifida?
What is Spina bifida?
- A disease that only affects the spinal cord
- A type of birth defect that affects the brain and spinal cord (correct)
- A neural tube defect that primarily affects the tissues surrounding the spinal cord
- A condition that causes major damage to the upper body mobility
Which type of Spina bifida causes a sac of fluid containing part of the spinal cord and nerves to come through an opening in the baby’s back?
Which type of Spina bifida causes a sac of fluid containing part of the spinal cord and nerves to come through an opening in the baby’s back?
- Spina Bifida Occulta
- Spinal Cord Hair Tuft
- Spinal Nerves Myelomeningocele (correct)
- Spinal Fluid Meningocele
Which type of Spina bifida causes a spinal fluid-filled sac to come through in the baby’s back, but the spinal cord is not in the sac?
Which type of Spina bifida causes a spinal fluid-filled sac to come through in the baby’s back, but the spinal cord is not in the sac?
- Spina Bifida Occulta
- Spinal Nerves Myelomeningocele
- Spinal Fluid Meningocele (correct)
- Spinal Cord Hair Tuft
Who coined the term 'spina bifida'?
Who coined the term 'spina bifida'?
What does Spina Bifida Occulta refer to?
What does Spina Bifida Occulta refer to?
What was the preferred surgical treatment for spina bifida improved in 1967 by Sharrard?
What was the preferred surgical treatment for spina bifida improved in 1967 by Sharrard?
What were two big factors linked to higher chances of babies with spina bifida not surviving?
What were two big factors linked to higher chances of babies with spina bifida not surviving?
Which complication of spina bifida is characterized by abnormal fluid buildup and is often treated with shunts?
Which complication of spina bifida is characterized by abnormal fluid buildup and is often treated with shunts?
What is the prescribed medicine to prevent upper urinary tract complications for those with myelomeningocele?
What is the prescribed medicine to prevent upper urinary tract complications for those with myelomeningocele?
What prompted the surgical concepts to repair spina bifida in 1918?
What prompted the surgical concepts to repair spina bifida in 1918?
