Spina bifida

Spina Bifida Through the Eyes of Sarah Allison Cover Misericordia University Introduction There are many reasons why I chose to write about spina bifida for this paper. One reason being that November is spina bifida awareness month so I thought it was fitting. Also, I have first-hand experience with children that are living with spina bifida. I am a two-year camp counselor at an amazing camp called Camp Spifida. At this camp, I had the opportunity to meet and work with a little girl named…

Spina Bifida (Ridosh, Braun, Roux, Bellin and Swain (2011) state “Spina Bifida is a chronic congenital health defect caused from the incomplete closure of the neural tubes of the spinal cord during the first few days of development. It occurs in almost two out of every 10,000 births.” According to the Spina Bifida Association of America, (2014) there are four different types of Spina Bifida. The first one is, Occult Spinal Dysramphism (OSD). Children born with this particular form of the…

Spina Bifida The exact cause of spina bifida isn't known to anyone right now. But some factors that do cause it are environmental roles, nutrition, and genetic. When the baby doesn't get enough folic acid (common vitamin b) could be another cause. Some ways to prevent spina bifida are by taking 400 micrograms of folic acid everyday while being pregnant. Folic acid is a vitamin that helps build healthy cells but since it doesn't stay in the body for a long time they are…

I have been volunteering with the Spina Bifida Association of Alabama (SBA) for five years. I first decided to begin working with this association because working with children who have disabilities has always held a special place in my heart. Working with the SBA has helped me make a difference in my community and bring awareness to the disease of Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida victims have many limitations. The disease causes problems with their walking skills and most victims become confined to…

I have researched that Scientists and Doctors say that Spina Bifida remains a mystery. But they do suspect that the causes of Spina Bifida are multiple. Genetic, nutritional, and environmental play a role. Spina Bifida affects 1,500 pregnancies every year. People can prevent this by taking 400 micrograms of folic acid every day. Low levels of folic acid are also a cause of Spina Bifida. Symptoms include; bedwetting, and urinary tract infection. If treatment is needed or necessary, it is done…

Scoliosis is an abnormal, excessive, C-shaped lateral curvature of the spine (Turley). Scoliosis is not a disease but a term used to describe any spine curvature. This curvature is only visible from the back view and curves on a coronal plane; if looking that the spine from the side it should still appear with a natural and completely healthy curve. There are three major ways in which the spine can curve. First, is called levoscoliosis, this is a single curve to the left making the shape of the…

Case Study #1 Spina Bifida Q1. What is the main pathology for this disease? Who primarily gets it and why? Spina bifida is considered a neural tubal defect (NTD) that affects the spine. (1) The neural tube is formed in the very early stages of pregnancy, specifically beginning in the third week.(2) The process of neural tubal closure is very complex and it can be disrupted.(2) When the backbone fails to form or close completely, spina bifida is the result.(1) This lack of closure can…

5 Spinal Bifida 1. Definition: • A birth defect that affects the neural tube. • The neural tube is the embryonic structure that ends up developing into the brain, spinal cord, and the tissue that surrounds and encloses them. In babies diagnosed with spinal bifida, the neural tube does not form correctly and is left open, causing defects. 2. What are the causes/risk factors: • Experts have not figured out what the exact cause of this disorder. Most think that the link is genetic or…

Contemporary Biology Article Assignment To Mend a Birth Defect, Surgeons Operate on the Patient Within the Patient Since the 1990s, Spina Bifida has been repaired by Doctors fetal surgery to lessen the degree of disability. Spina Bifida causes children to not be able to walk, as well as fluid buildup in the brain. It affects 1.500 to 2,000 fetuses a year. The backbone and spinal cord never develop completely or properly causing a gap in the fetus’s lower back exposing bone and nerves. In…

Myelomeningocele is the most common and most serious form of spina bifida. It is a neural tube defect in which the bones of the spine do not completely form and an incomplete spinal canal is the result. Although myelomeningocele is most common in the lower back, it can happen anywhere along the spinal cord (Myelomeningocele, n.d.). This can affect as many as 1 out of every 4,000 infants. (Myelomeningocele, 2015) To better understand myelomeningocele, is to understand the causes and how it…