Woldwide the incidence of spina bifida is about 7 per 10,000 live births. Since there is approximately 6,700,000,000 (6.7 billion) there is approximately 4.7 million people living with spina bifida in the world, which is more than the population of the Dallas Texas Metroplex.
The CDC (Center for Disease Control) believes that 1 out of 2,500 babies born in the United States will have a form of Spina Bifida, this means 1,500 babies per year in the United States are born with Spina Bifida.
Worldwide the incidence of spina bifida is between 0.1 - 0.2 % of all live births.
In the general population worldwide, about 0.1 - 0.2% of people have spina bifida.
1-2 in 1,000
My daughter has Spina Bifida and her daughter has Spina Bifida
People with Spina Bifida can be born with hydrocephalus ("water on the brain), which can cause memory problems. But not all people with Spina Bifida have hydrocephalus, and therefore not all of them have memory problems.
No, spina bifida is a birth defect. Therefore, a person has to be born with spina bifida to have it.
Spina Bifida is a birth defect, so the "age" question is answered simply by "all ages of people". Spina Bifida occurs in both genders, but is more common in females.
When the lamina fails to fuse in the spinal column, it is called spina bifida. This is actually common in the sacrum.
No, "Nuera" is not another name for Spina Bifida. Myelomeningocele is another name for Spina Bifida.
Spina Bifida is Latin for "split spine".
Spina bifida
Spina is Latin for "spine" and Bifida is Latin for "split" or "open" and that is exactly what Spina Bifida is, an opening or split in the spine.
Spina Bifida is the most common neural tube defect, which means defects which affect the brain and spinal cord. Statistically it occurs in 1 birth out of 1000.
The Spina Bifida Association of America and SHINE (Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Information Networking Equality) in the UK.
Because Spina Bifida is a birth defect, it isn't like the common cold, the chicken pox, etc. In other words, you cannot "get" it: a person has to be born with it.