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what are the names of the neural tube when it is in stages prior to becoming the neural tube |
neural plate > neural groove > neural fold > neural tube |
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what does the normal spine look like |
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what does spina bifida occulta look like |
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what does spina bifida cystica meningococoele look like |
this one has an obtrusion which you can see from the skin surface |
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what does a spina bifida cystica myelomeningocoele look like |
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is the total number of neural tube deaths and incidences increasing or decreasing with time |
decreasing |
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what effect does the operation for spina bifida actually have on the patient |
just removes the "cyst", they are still paralysed |
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what is primary hydrocephalus |
increase in fluid in the brain |
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has anyone died of primary hydropcephalus since 1992 |
no |
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what are the aetiological causes of hydrocephalus |
• Neural tube defects (spina bifida) hw• Post haemorrhagic |
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what happens to patients with hydrocephalus when they undergo 'transillumination' |
the patient 'glows' due to the large amount of fluid in that area |
