SPINA BIFIDA-PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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SUMMARY
1. Failure of closure and abnormal differentiation of embryonic neural tube in first 4 weeks gestation.
2. Incidence is decreasing due to improved dietary folate (from mandatory fortification of foods), improved prenatal diagnosis.
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