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Spina Bifida Occulta

Known as: spina bifida occult, Closed Spinal Bifida, Spina Bifida, Occult 
A common congenital midline defect of fusion of the vertebral arch without protrusion of the spinal cord or meninges. The lesion is also covered by… 
National Institutes of Health

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Acrocephalopolysyndactyly type 2Bone structure of spineCAMPTODACTYLY SYNDROME, GUADALAJARA TYPE ICentral Nervous System

Broader (5)

Congenital anomaly of spineCongenital failure of fusionFetal DiseasesSpina Bifida

Narrower (1)

Prata Libéral Gonçalves syndrome

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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Heterogeneity of neural tube defects in Europe: the significance of site of defect and presence of other major anomalies in relation to geographic differences in prevalence.
In the period 1980-1987, neural tube defects were two to three times more prevalent in populations covered by EUROCAT registries… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
A comparative study of the effects of retinoic acid given during the critical period for inducing spina bifida in mice and hamsters.
Spina bifida occurred in the offspring of golden Syrian hamsters treated on day 8 of gestation, and CD-1 mice treated on day 9… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Abnormalities of hair zinc concentration in mothers of newborn infants with spina bifida.
Hair zinc concentration was measured in centimeter sections of hair strands obtained from 17 mothers after delivery of newborn… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Spina bifida occulta.
  • James Cc
  • South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse…
  • 1979
  • Corpus ID: 77561234
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
ULTRASOUND IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SPINA BIFIDA
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Must a Family with a Handicapped Child be a Handicapped Family?
Fifty‐nine families of children with spina bifida and their matched controls have been under investigation since the children's… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Amniotic-fluid alpha-fetoprotein in the antenatal diagnosis of spina bifida.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Ethnic differences in the prevalence of anencephaly and sina bifida in Boston, Massachusetts.
because of the large Irish population, a group with high prevalence rates of anencephaly and spina bifida, and the small Jewish… 
Review
1961
Review
1961
STUDIES IN SPINA BIFIDA CYSTICA
Nicolai Tulp, the physician whose features are immortalized in Rembrandt's painting 'The School of Anatomy', first suggested the… 
Review
1956
Review
1956
Incidence of spina bifida occulta in relation to age.
INTRODUCTION During a special roentgenographic survey of the skeletal system in a group of 6- to 7-year-old Japanese children, 1… 
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