What is Neural tube defect?
What is Neural tube defect?
- Neural tube defect: Any defect that occurs to the neural tube.
- Neural tube defect: Congenital malformations of the central nervous system and adjacent structures related to defective neural tube closure during the first trimester of pregnancy generally occurring between days 18-29 of gestation. Ectodermal and mesodermal malformations (mainly involving the skull and vertebrae) may occur as a result of defects of neural tube closure. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp31-41)
Source - Diseases Database
Neural tube defect is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Neural tube defect, or a subtype of Neural tube defect,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Neural tube defect as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Neural tube defect: Introduction
Types of Neural tube defect:
Types of Neural tube defect:
Broader types of Neural tube defect:
How many people get Neural tube defect?
Incidence (annual) of Neural tube defect: 11.57 per 10,000 births with neural tube defects in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
Incidence Rate of Neural tube defect: approx 1 in 58,772 or 0.00% or 4,627 people in USA [about data]
How serious is Neural tube defect?
Complications of Neural tube defect:
see complications of Neural tube defect
What causes Neural tube defect?
Causes of Neural tube defect: see causes of Neural tube defect
What are the symptoms of Neural tube defect?
Symptoms of Neural tube defect:
see symptoms of Neural tube defect
Complications of Neural tube defect:
see complications of Neural tube defect
Can anyone else get Neural tube defect?
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Neural tube defect
Neural tube defect: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Neural tube defect.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Neural tube defect.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Neural tube defect:
see treatments for Neural tube defect
Prevention of Neural tube defect:
see prevention of Neural tube defect
Research for Neural tube defect:
see research for Neural tube defect
Organs Affected by Neural tube defect:
Organs and body systems related to Neural tube defect include:
Name and Aliases of Neural tube defect
Main name of condition: Neural tube defect
Class of Condition for Neural tube defect: congenital.defect
Other names or spellings for Neural tube defect:
NTD
Neural tube defect, folate-sensitive, NTD- Folate sensitive
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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