Neuro surgeons of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal operated on a two-day old neonate to repair meningocele at lumbar level here. MANIPAL: Neuro surgeons of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal operated on a two-day ...

Professor Kim Sang-woo of Yonsei University College of Medicine identified the genetic causes of congenital spina bifida in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, marking ...

Domestic researchers in a world first have identified the causes of congenital spina bifida, a birth defect that causes difficulties in walking and other physical problems. The Ministry of Science and ...

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 ...

So it occurs , often before a mother comes to know that she is pregnant. As spine develops from neural tube , this is referred as neural tube defect (NTD). It occurs in 1in 1000 live births. How to ...

A woman born with a form of spina bifida who survived three major spinal surgeries was told she wouldn’t be eligible for NDIS funding because she isn’t “disabled enough”. Chloe Nitschke was born with ...

Spina Bifida is a developmental anomaly characterized by defective closure of the bony encasement of the spinal cord through which the spinal cord and meninges may or may not protrude. If the anomaly ...