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A column of nerve tissue that runs from the base of the skull down the back. It is surrounded by three protective membranes, and is enclosed within the vertebrae (back bones). The spinal cord and the brain make up the central nervous system, and spinal cord nerves carry most messages between the brain and the rest of the body. 
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Spina bifida (SB) is a neural tube defect (a disorder involving incomplete development of the brain, spinal cord, and/or their protective coverings) caused by the failure of the fetus's spine to close properly during the first month of pregnancy. Infants born with SB sometimes have an open lesion on their spine where significant damage to the nerves and spinal cord has occurred. Although the spinal opening can be surgically repaired shortly after birth, the nerve damage is permanent, resulting i...
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Spinal Cord as related to Spina Bifida
- Spina Bifida - Wikipedia
Information about spina bifida, which is a bith defect caused by an incomplete ... There may or may not be a fluid filled sac surrounding the open spinal cord. ...
- Spina Bifida
Spina bifida is a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord or its coverings. The condition can typically be detected before a baby is ...
- Spina Bifida - March of Dimes
... open spine, spina bifida affects the backbone and, sometimes, the spinal cord. ... number with meningocele or spina bifida occulta, have a tethered spinal cord. ...
- Tethering Spinal Cord - Spina Bifida Association
Spinal cord tethering is a common cause of deterioration in a child with Spina Bifida. ... In a baby with Spina Bifida, the spinal cord is still attached to the ...
- Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury – 180 Medical explains important information relating to the secondary conditions associated with spina bifida, the number one permanently ...
- spina bifida: Definition from Answers.com
Spina bifida is a serious birth abnormality in which the spinal cord is ... spinal cord is noted, this can sometimes be a sign of spina bifida occulta as well. ...
- KidsHealth: Spina Bifida
Inside your spine is the spinal cord, which is like a closed tube made up of nerves. Spina bifida can occur when there is an opening in the cord.
- NeurosurgeryToday.org | What is Neurosurgery | Patient Education ...
... is often called hidden spina bifida, as the spinal cord and the nerves are ... In a baby with spina bifida, the spinal cord is still attached to the ...
- Spina Bifida
Spina bifida ("cleft spine") is a birth defect affecting the spinal column. ... In more severe cases, it involves the spinal cord. ...
- Spina Bifida
... a severe form of spina bifida in which the spinal cord and nerves develop ... spina bifida is to prevent infection and to preserve the spinal cord and ...
- Spina Bifida
... of spina bifida vary depending upon how severely the spinal cord and the ... Treatment of spina bifida begins with closing the spinal opening. ...
- Spina bifida - CNN.com
... spinal nerves aren't involved, most children with this form of spina ... of spina bifida, the protective membranes around the spinal cord (meninges) push ...
- Spina Bifida Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...
How is spina bifida treated? Can the disorder be prevented? What is the prognosis? ... Cerebrospinal fluid is a clear liquid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. ...
- Spina Bifida
In the extreme cases, whole sections of spinal cord may be missing. ... Therefore, in spina bifida, defects in spinal tubulation may be shared, even ...
- Spina bifida - MayoClinic.com
Spina bifida — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes and ... develops into the baby's brain and spinal cord and the tissues that enclose them. ...
- Spina bifida - Yahoo! Health
Spina bifida — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes and treatment of ... form of spina bifida, in which the membranes and the spinal cord protrude at ...
- High-Risk Newborn - Spina Bifida
... a severe form of spina bifida in which the spinal cord and nerves develop ... spina bifida is to prevent infection and to preserve the spinal cord and ...
- eMedicine - Spina Bifida : Article Excerpt by Mark R Foster
Because the spinal cord and, thus, the central nervous system are exposed in spina bifida, persons with this disease were not expected to survive in the ...
- Spina Bifida Occulta - Spina Bifida Association
... bony Spina Bifida Occulta (without an underlying spinal cord abnormality) does ... an open form of Spina Bifida (where the spinal cord abnormality is actually ...
- Spina Bifida and Tethered Spinal Cord
... can reduce their risk of having a child with spina bifida by taking folic acid daily. ... In a baby with spina bifida, the spinal cord is still attached to the ...
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