spina bifida
Let an agent explain spina bifida and its forms, relay causes, prevention, prenatal detection, treatment and living with the condition from medical and patient organisation sources in general terms, describe the forms the registry aliases name, and distinguish spina bifida from other neural tube defects and spinal conditions, respectfully and without personal medical advice.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain spina bifida and its forms, relay causes, prevention, prenatal detection, treatment and living with the condition from medical and patient organisation sources in general terms, describe the forms the registry aliases name, and distinguish spina bifida from other neural tube defects and spinal conditions, respectfully and without personal medical advice.
A neural tube defect in which the spinal column does not close completely during early fetal development, ranging from spina bifida occulta, a hidden and usually harmless gap, and congenital dermal sinus, to spina bifida cystica or aperta, including meningocele, where the membranes protrude, and myelomeningocele, where the spinal cord is involved, which can cause paralysis, hydrocephalus, bladder and bowel problems and hip problems; folic acid before and in early pregnancy reduces risk. The model gives general information and routes people to clinicians.
What it is for: Not applicable; a congenital condition.
It can be explain the forms; relay prevention and care; route to clinicians and support; distinguish related conditions.
Distinguishing features
Neural tube defect
Occult and open forms
Preventable in part
Lifelong care in severe forms
What it looks like
Not a visible object; in open forms a sac on the back at birth.
Physical character
prevalence: about 1 in 1000-2000 note - births, varies by country
folic acid risk reduction: up to about 70 percent
neural tube closure: about day 28 note - of gestation
How it is recognised
Incomplete closure of the spinal column
Spina bifida occulta, cystica, aperta, meningocele, congenital dermal sinus, hip problems
Anencephaly is another neural tube defect; scoliosis is spinal curvature; tethered cord can accompany spina bifida
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is prevented in part by - supplementation
is often associated with - in myelomeningocele
In practice
Families and kinds
spina bifida occulta
congenital dermal sinus
meningocele
myelomeningocele
associated hydrocephalus and Chiari II malformation
orthopaedic issues such as hip problems
Identifiers
ICD-10 Q05 spina bifida
MeSH D016135 Spinal Dysraphism
Standards and regulation
Folic acid fortification policies
Prenatal screening guidelines
Disability rights and education laws
Failure modes and hazards
Agents giving personal medical advice
Disrespectful framing of disability
Registry aliases mixing forms and complications
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What spina bifida is.
Clinical.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is spina bifida, and how does it differ from other neural tube defects and spinal conditions? definition
- Is the question general, or about a pregnancy, a child or an adult s care, which needs clinicians? boundary
Forms
Forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are spina bifida occulta, congenital dermal sinus, meningocele and myelomeningocele, and related hip problems? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Prevention Prevention and detection.
Regulation.
Folate
Folic acid.
Folate
Folate.
- What do health authorities recommend about folic acid and fortification? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Prenatal
Prenatal detection.
Prenatal
Prenatal.
- How is spina bifida detected before birth, and what options are described in guidelines? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Care Treatment and living.
Clinical.
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- What surgical and ongoing treatments exist, including fetal surgery, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits fetal surgery? action
Living
Living with spina bifida.
Living
Living.
- What do patient organisations say about daily life, education and independence? provenance
- Which entry fits spina bifida associations? action
Context Research and rights.
Context.
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What causes are being researched beyond folate? provenance
- Which entry fits neural tube defect research? action
Rights
Rights.
Rights
Rights.
- How do disability rights frameworks apply? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should meningocele and spina bifida occulta be separate primary entries?
- How should medical and patient sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming forms and complications; should they be split off?