Spina bifida

of seven years. The article states the patient in the study was referred to the clinic by her general practitioner. She has been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder as well as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The patient, whom has spina bifida, along with her husband, psychiatrist and several nurses were interviewed for this study, as well as chart reviews were included in the method of analysis. The purpose of this study was to discover if an intervention of brief admissions (BA),…

“In the USA, there are approximately two million infertile couples waiting to adopt, many times regardless of the child’s medical problems such as Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, HIV infection or terminally ill” (Brown, Kristi). With so many couples or women unable to have their own children, abortions limit the number of possibilities these people have to adopt. Many women choose abortion because of financial reasons…

I 've met many people worth admiring in my life. Cancer patients and survivors, hardworking people who get up every time they are knocked down and so many other people who are amazing in their day to day life. In truth, there’s is only one person who comes to mind every time someone asks me the question, "Who do you admire most? '. I 've known her my entire life and the more she tells me about hers every single day, the more she’s worth admiring. Ellen has a normal upbringing by anyone…

These tests can screen for genetic defects like Down Syndrome, diseases like rubella, and malformations like spina bifida. There are various other prenatal tests that can detect problems in the fetus. Technologies such has ultrasounds, that weren’t around years ago allow doctors to see a baby’s development in the womb. Through ultrasounds doctors are able to identify…

Do You Need Arch Support? Diabetic neuropathy causes foot pain, but people without diabetes can experience foot pain from other conditions that benefit from arch support. Cerebral palsy, spina bifida, polio, muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, stroke, or inherited structural abnormality can all result in high arches, or Cavus foot, that benefit from high arch support. According to the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association, one quarter of the bones in your body are in…

A famous Greek philosopher by the name of Hippocrates once said: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Reading this statement at first, I would assume that this means that food should be taken in place of medicine. This food that you are consuming should be considered your medicine. I can relate this to my personal life because growing up as a child, my parents would often say things like eat more pumpkin to improve your vision or eat eggs so you’ll have a healthy brain. I did not…

my most recent trip, summer of 2016, hit home more than ever before. My team and I quickly realized that God works in mysterious ways and there is a definite reason behind each thing He does. In 2001 my brother, Nate, was born with Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is a birth defect in which a baby’s spinal cord fails to develop properly. This caused Nate to be born with a hole in his back that exposed his spinal cord. He has been paralyzed from the waist down ever since. In the last 15 years…

It’s all Rainbows and Sunshine We are all spoiled, from the day we were born our parents have given us everything that a child could ever want and need. Growing up in a “normal” house with your average family was the dream. It is not until we start reaching our last years of high school and start heading off to college when we realize that life in itself is truly a blessing. Looking back on my childhood, making the basketball team or baseball team was never hard. School always came easy, and…

(Clinical Trials)“There are a wide variety of conditions that can be considered in the differential diagnosis of a Chiari Malformation”(Chiari Malformations - NORD (national Organization for Rare Disorders)).Chiari may be associated with Hydrocephalus, Spina Bifida, Syringomyelia / Hydromyelia, Tethered Cord Syndrome, or spinal curvature (Clinical Trials). Most kids with Type II Chiari often have Hydrocephalus (“Arnold Chiari Malformation: Symptoms, Types, and Treatments”). Chiari impacts lives…

preconception care is often financially or resource based. However some of the simplest interventions such as supplementation of adequate folic acid intake can prevent life threatening and debilitating conditions caused by neutral tube defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly. The capital spent on proper preconception care and education outweighs the cost deficits that would be incurred when having to treat afflicted children or mothers for otherwise preventable conditions. Nurses harness…