A 42-year-old member asked:
what prevents meningocele?
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Dr. Larry Armstrong answered
27 years experience Neurosurgery
Not really anything: We believe there's a strong correlation with low levels of Folic Acid and neural tube defects. The neural tube closes at day 28 of gestation and therefore we like women to start Folic Acid in their prenatal vitamins at least 6 months before conception.
Answered on Feb 8, 2017
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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered
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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered
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Spina bifida: Failure of the neural tube to close during early fetal development can result in some degree of spina bifida, such as meningocele.
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Dr. Seth Zeidman answered
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Birth defects: Meningocele is a form of spina bifida. Hydrocephalus is obstruction of csf. Both can be treated with neurosurgery.
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Dr. James Goodrich answered
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Meningocele: A meningocele is a congenital defect in the development of the spine in which the structures covering the spine do not develop. This can occur from ge ... Read More
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