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What Causes Spinabifida?
my granddaughter is 15 months old and was born with a dimple on her back she was a premie and in the unit for 42 days know the dr says she may have spinabifida she is walking and crawled when she was 10 months old why would they have not found it when she was in the nicky unit
Fri, 23 May 2014
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Spina bifida is a birth defect most often caused by a deficiency of folic acid.
There are different varieties of spina bifida , some are readily visible while other variety is spina bifida occulta, which is not visible.
The best way to confirm is MRI of the spine.
Also you should take precaution when planning next pregnancy. The mother should take folic acid supplementation daily to avoid any such defect in subsequent pregnancy.
I hope this answers your query.
Spina bifida is a birth defect most often caused by a deficiency of folic acid.
There are different varieties of spina bifida , some are readily visible while other variety is spina bifida occulta, which is not visible.
The best way to confirm is MRI of the spine.
Also you should take precaution when planning next pregnancy. The mother should take folic acid supplementation daily to avoid any such defect in subsequent pregnancy.
I hope this answers your query.
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