Spina Bifida (myelodysplasia) - MDC Faculty Home Pages
Spina Bifida (myelodysplasia) - MDC Faculty Home Pages
Spina Bifida (myelodysplasia) - MDC Faculty Home Pages
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Etiology<br />
Poor maternal nutrition<br />
Radiation<br />
Research indicates that Folic Acid<br />
deficiency of mother is also indicated<br />
Pathophysiology<br />
Fusion failure of vertebral laminae of spinal<br />
column during the 4th week of gestation<br />
V Varying i d degree of f neurological l i l d deficits fi it<br />
present related to the portion of the spinal<br />
cord involved<br />
Pathophysiology<br />
The higher the defect, the greater the<br />
neurologic dysfunction<br />
B Below l 2nd 2 d lumbar l b vertebrae: t b partial ti l<br />
paralysis of lower extremity, varying degrees<br />
of sensory deficits, bowel and bladder<br />
disturbances<br />
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