Pick one of the four types of spina bifida and describe it

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The various forms of spina bifida include spina bifida occulta, meningocele, meningomyelocele, and myelocele.
1. Spina bifida occulta often goes unrecognized and is characterized by a dimple or tuft of hair near the defect.
2. Meningocele spina bifida is characterized by protrusion of the meninges through a small opening.
3. Meningomyelocele spina bifida and myelocele spina bifida are the most common and more serious defects in which an opening exposes the spinal cord.

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