It may be right for the woman to take the folic acid antagonist, even if this causesspinabifida in her foetus.From theCambridge English Corpus
The hitchhiker mutant is characterized by multiple developmental abnormalities, including exencephaly,spinabifida, oedema and polydactyly.From theCambridge English Corpus
The results from this study, therefore, accurately depict the natural history ofspinabifida in that era.From theCambridge English Corpus
The precise delineation of the level of involvement inspinabifida may provide important information to predict postnatal neurological deficits.From theCambridge English Corpus
Of the 113 diagnosed cases ofspinabifida among newborns during this time period, only 38 (33.6%) were diagnosed before 24 weeks of gestation.From theCambridge English Corpus
The incidence ofspinabifida and anencephaly, according to reports, has declined in some parts of the world but not in others.From theCambridge English Corpus
Several authors have focused on specific parts of the fetal skeleton, such as the spine, skull or neural tube defect (spinabifida or acrania).From theCambridge English Corpus
Traumatizing effect of breech delivery on infants withspinabifida.From theCambridge English Corpus
Let's assume that folic acid is necessary to reduce the chance of the foetus developingspinabifida.From theCambridge English Corpus
Special studies, however, indicate that there are about 20 % more births withspinabifida than with anencephaly.From theCambridge English Corpus
Physicians reported 22 such cases, all of which involved newborns withspinabifida and hydrocephalus.From theCambridge English Corpus
When the neural tube fails to close at the caudal end, a severe form ofspinabifida known as rachischisis occurs.From theCambridge English Corpus
The incidence ofspinabifida is often underestimated because in public records many instances of hydrocephalus secondary to spina bifida are classified as 'hydrocephalus'.From theCambridge English Corpus
By contrast, maternal - fetal surgery forspinabifida involves intervening for a nonlethal anomaly.From theCambridge English Corpus
Openspinabifida: outcome for a complete cohort treated unselectively and followed into adulthood.From theCambridge English Corpus
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