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Neural Tube Defects
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Latest News
- Latest News
- First Genetic Screen Reveals Possible Gene Loci for Neural Tube Defects (05/09/2005, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Amniocentesis (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - MedlinePlus: Folic Acid (National Library of Medicine)
Also available in: Spanish - Triple Screen (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Anencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Cephalic Disorders Fact Sheet (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Cephalic Disorders Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Chiari Malformation (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Encephaloceles (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Hydranencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Neural Tube Defects (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Arnold-Chiari Malformation (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- U.S., Irish Researchers Identify Important Clue to Genetic Basis for Neural Tube Defects (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Organizations
- Organizations
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Also available in: Spanish - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Statistics
- Statistics
- Trends in Spina Bifida and Anencephalus in the United States, 1991-2002 (National Center for Health Statistics)