Professor Nicholas Tulp, Born: Amsterdam, 11 October 1593; Died: The Hague, 12 September 1674, gave Spina Bifida its name and gave the first formative description of the disability. Although the term and real medical description are somewhat recent, it is estimated that Spina Bifida occurred almost 12,000 years ago.
Giovanni Battista Morgagni (February 25, 1682 - December 6, 1771), Italian anatomist, linked lower-limb deformity and hydrocephalus (an excessive amount of cerebro-spinal fluid within the head) with Spina Bifida in 1761.
Spina Bifida develops in the first trimester of pregnancy, and can be seen at birth, or before birth sometimes by ultrasound.
For a very long time. Probably since we have been around.
A early time to find spina bifida is during a detailed prenatal ultrasound scan, especially between 16 and 20 weeks gestation (from the last menstrual period).
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My daughter has Spina Bifida and her daughter has Spina Bifida
No, Spina Bifida develops in the first trimester while a baby is in the womb.
No, spina bifida is a birth defect. Therefore, a person has to be born with spina bifida to have it.
In the first place, people who have Spina Bifida are not called "Spina Bifidas," they are people who HAVE Spina Bifida. Second, I am a female who has Spina Bifida and I do not get an upset stomach when on my period. Perhaps what you are really thinking of are simply menstrual cramps, which is something most women have during their menstruation, not particularly women with Spina Bifida.
No, "Nuera" is not another name for Spina Bifida. Myelomeningocele is another name for Spina Bifida.
Spina Bifida is Latin for "split spine".
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In my life with Spina Bifida, I have had to use antibiotics for urinary tract infections, and I have used a medication to stop bladder spasms. Every case of Spina Bifida is unique in some ways, and not all people with Spina Bifida will need the same medications. Some may need pain medications. Some may not.
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.
The Spina Bifida Association of America and SHINE (Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Information Networking Equality) in the UK.
Spina bifida's ICD-9 code is 741 Spina bifida occulta's ICD-9 code is 756.17
One types is spina bifida cystica or spina bifida aperta, which involves a sac filled with spinal contents along the spine.