is composed of the brain and spinal cord. These birth defects are often referred to a neural

In this brith defect a part of the spine which normally surrounds and protects the spina

cord or nervous tissue fails to form a complete ring and the parts remain seperated. There

are three forms of Spina bifida with various degrees of severity. They are Spina Bifida

occulata, meningocele, and meningonmyelocele. The latter being the most severe form of

Many infants born with this form of Spina bifida are so severely abnormal that they do not

survive; but there is an intermediate group in which even surgical internvention id

successful that child is left with partial or complete paresis of the lower limbs, they also

the etiology of these serious/lethal birth defects. Many studies have been done connecting

Northern Ireland and wales, where 8 of every 1000 babies have feural tube defects. The

Bifida or other NTD's". Studies done in Great Britain, the United States and other

socioeconomic level, seaon of conception and birth, aand parity. While 1 in every 1,00

United States who are capable of becoming pregnant should consume 0.4 mg of folic acid

countries have given some very conclusive information that folic acid can decrease the

be on the verge of a breakthrough in prevention of these disabling defects.

Neural tube defects show freat variation in incidences in relation to geography,

elevated level of alpha fetoprotein in the amniotic fluid. Alpha fetoprotein levels mat also

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