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There are a number of conditions that share features with, or are otherwise closely linked to Spina Bifida. You can learn more about them below.
For a number of reasons, people with spina bifida can often find their spinal cords restricted or ‘tethered’ which can sometimes lead to Tethered Cord Syndrome.
Most babies born with myelomeningocele also have hydrocephalus (from the Greek hydro, meaning water, and cephalie meaning brain). This is a build up of excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leading to pressure on the brain tissue.
Chiari II is a developmental condition of the cerebellum in the brain, strongly associated with the myelomeningocele (MMC) form of spina bifida. It is always present from birth, although symptoms may not develop until adulthood, if at all.
Sleep apnoea is a sleep disorder where the muscles in the throat relax and narrow during sleep, interrupting normal breathing it is more common in those with the Chiari II malformation (associated with open spina bifida).
This information is currently under review and will be updated shortly.
This is where the brain does not develop properly or is absent, and the baby is either still born or dies shortly after birth.
This is a sac which is formed when the bones of the skull fail to develop. It may contain only cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or part of the brain may also be present in the sac, resulting in brain damage.
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