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Spina bifida is a Latin term which means "split spine" and describes birth defects caused by an incomplete closure of one or more vertebral arches of the spine, resulting in malformations of the spinal cord. The spinal membranes and spinal cord may protrude through the absence of vertebral arches (called clefts). These malformations fall into three categories: spina bifida occulta, spina bifida cystica (myelomeningocele) and meningocele. Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect. Neural ...
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Spina Bifida Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Library of Medicine
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
- Spina Bifida Association of America http://www.sbaa.org/
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
- Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,
- Job Accommodation Network http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, HHS http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- Food and Drug Administration, HHS http://www.fda.gov/
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, ED http://www.nichcy.org/
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
Resources
- (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Accommodations for People with Mental Retardation (Job Accommodation Network)
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