Spina bifida is typically diagnosed during pregnancy or immediately after birth. But a mild form of spina bifida, which rarely causes symptoms, can go unnoticed until adulthood. Spina bifida is a ...

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 ...

Spina bifida occulta first develops when a baby is growing in its mother’s womb. The condition affects the spine, which fails to form correctly. In people with spina bifida occulta, some of the ...

A little boy from Kansas, born with a rare condition, has become an inspiration around the world. A video, now seen by millions, captured the moments 2-year-old Roman Dinkel defied the odds and walked ...

Spina bifida is a condition that affects the spine and is present at birth. The term literally means "split spine" in Latin. The condition develops before birth when the neural tube (a group of cells ...

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 ...

Though she now thinks the doctor was using “very outdated information” about the defect, “it felt like our hearts were breaking,” said Johnna Kerres, also 29. The cause of spina bifida is unknown, and ...

A five-year, $2.8 million grant was awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health to ...

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 ...

Spina bifida, literally translated from Latin to “split spine” is a neural tube birth defect that is characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal cord. It can lead to symptoms such as loss of ...

University of Utah Health has the only multidisciplinary clinic in the state for adults living with spina bifida. It is located at the Clinical Neurosciences Center as part of our neurosurgery clinic.