The UAB Transitional Spina Bifida Clinic, supported by the Department of Neurosurgery and run in collaboration with Children’s of Alabama, developed the Individualized Care Model for Transitional Care ...

Spina bifida is a developmental malformation of the spinal cord that leads to complications in several organ systems and considerable disability, even decades after repair of the anomaly. Before the ...

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PITTSBURGH — A family foundation’s $1.05 million gift will boost spina bifida research and treatment at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC. The Harpey K Foundation’s donation created the Harpey K ...

Repair of open neural tube defects, including myelomeningocele, in the fetus has been shown to improve postnatal outcomes by decreasing the severity of hydrocephalus and, consequentially, reducing the ...

During the development of a human embryo, a structure called the neural tube grows and will eventually give rise to the brain, spinal cord, and surrounding tissues. But when problems in this process ...