Understanding Spina Bifida: Types and Effects

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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?

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?

Spina Bifida Occulta

Spinal Nerves Myelomeningocele

Spinal Fluid Meningocele (correct)

Spinal Cord Hair Tuft

Who coined the term 'spina bifida'?

Claes Piereszoon Signup and view all the answers

What does Spina Bifida Occulta refer to?

A condition with a small gap in the spine, but no opening or sac in the back Signup and view all the answers

What was the preferred surgical treatment for spina bifida improved in 1967 by Sharrard?

Prenatal repair of myelomeningocele Signup and view all the answers

What were two big factors linked to higher chances of babies with spina bifida not surviving?

Being born prematurely and having a low birth weight Signup and view all the answers

Which complication of spina bifida is characterized by abnormal fluid buildup and is often treated with shunts?

Hydrocephalus Signup and view all the answers

What is the prescribed medicine to prevent upper urinary tract complications for those with myelomeningocele?

Tricyclic antidepressants (imipramine hydrochloride) Signup and view all the answers

What prompted the surgical concepts to repair spina bifida in 1918?

Charles H. Frazier Signup and view all the answers

Understanding Spina Bifida: Types and Effects

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Questions and Answers

What is Spina bifida?

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 spinal fluid-filled sac to come through in the baby’s back, but the spinal cord is not in the sac?

Who coined the term 'spina bifida'?

What does Spina Bifida Occulta refer to?

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?

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 prompted the surgical concepts to repair spina bifida in 1918?

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