Spina Bifida

Question 1

Spina bifida occulta

Answer 1

failure of the vertebral arches to meet and fuse

Question 2

How would you recognize spina bifida occulta in a child?

Answer 2

Overlying skin marked with dimple, pigmentation, or patch of hair

Question 3

Where does spina bifida occulta commonly occur?

Answer 3

Lumbosacral region

Question 4

Spina Bifida Cystica

Answer 4

failure of neural tube and vertebral arches to close with cystic protrusion of meninges with or without spinal cord.

Question 5

Meningocele

Answer 5

spinal cord remains in vertebral canal but may be abnormal

Question 6

Lipomeningocele

Answer 6

superficial fatty mass in low lumbar or sacral area

Question 7

Lipomeningocele is associated with a higher incidence of?

Answer 7

bladder and bowel dysfunction due to tethered cored

Question 8

Myelomeningocele

Answer 8

extensive spinal cord abnormalities

Question 9

Where does myelomeningocele most commonly occur?

Answer 9

thoracic and lumbar regions

Question 10

Anencephaly

Answer 10

cranial end of neural tube does not fuse

Question 11

Clinical Manifestations of Spina Bifida

Answer 11

• Loss of sensory/motor
• Brain, Spinal cord, and Orthopedic abnormalities
• Decreased fetal movement
• Hydrocephalus
• B+B dysfunction
  -Integumentary or Cog impairment/learning issues
• Disturbed growth and development
• Psychosocial issues

Question 12

Type 1 motor function deficit is defined as

Answer 12

complete loss of function below level of lesion resulting in flaccid paralysis, loss of sensation, and absent reflexes