Sb (medical condition): A birth defect where the spinal vertebrae do not completely enclose the spinal cord often resulting in various degrees of nerve damage.
See also:
Spina bifida:
»Introduction: Spina bifida
»Symptoms of Spina bifida
»Tests for Spina bifida
»Treatments for Spina bifida
Sb: Symbol for antimony.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Sb is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Sb, or a subtype of Sb,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Sb: Another name for Spina bifida (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Spina bifida
»Symptoms of Spina bifida
»Treatments for Spina bifida
Sb: Sb is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the symptoms of Sb incude:
See full list of 25 symptoms of Sb (Spina bifida)
Treatments for Sb (Spina bifida) include:
See full list of 9 treatments for Sb
Treatment of Sb: For more treatment information about Sb, see treatment of Spina bifida (Sb)
Spina bifida (SB) is a neural tube defect (a disorder involving incomplete development of the brain, spinal cord, and/or their protective coverings) caused by the failure of the fetus's spine to close properly during the first month of pregnancy. Infants born with SB sometimes have an open lesion on their spine where significant damage to the nerves and spinal cord has occurred. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Spina Bifida Information Page: NINDS)
Spina bifida is a defect of the spinal column that occurs during the first 28 days of pregnancy. It can lead to serious disabilities, such as deformities in the knees or feet, paralysis in the feet and legs, incontinence, learning disabilities, and mental retardation. (Source: excerpt from Folic Acid: NWHIC)
These medical disease topics may be related to Sb:
Source - NIH
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