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This 10 page paper discusses what spina bifida is, and how it affects teens who are living with it. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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number of birth defects comes from the Spina Bifida Association, which also says approximately 250,000 Americans live with the condition, which is the most common of all birth defects (About
spina bifida, 2009). The condition is a "neural tube defect that happens in the first month of pregnancy when the spinal column doesnt close completely" (About spina bifida, 2009). The
condition affects each person differently, but as many as 90% of those born with spina bifida "have hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain) and must have surgery to insert a "shunt"
that helps drain the fluid-the shunt stays in place for the lifetime of the person" (About spina bifida, 2009). There are other complications that can arise, including bowel and
bladder control problems, learning disabilities, "full or partial paralysis," latex allergy, "social and sexual issues" and depression (About spina bifida, 2009). Quite obviously the condition causes serious physical problems for
those who suffer from it; its easy to see how teens in particular would be embarrassed by some of these problems, particularly bowel and bladder control. However, the site also
says that thanks to new technology and medical treatments, "most people born with spina bifida can expect to live a normal life" (About spina bifida, 2009). There are three
types of spina bifida: "Spina bifida occulta," in which the outer part of some of the vertebrae is unformed but "the underlying spinal cord is still protected" (Spina Bifida (Myelomeningocele),
(2009). A person with this form of the defect may not know it until much later in life (Spina Bifida (Myelomeningocele), (2009). If the condition take the "Meningocele" form, the
"meninges are damaged and pushed out through the opening in the vertebrae; however, the spinal cord is still normal" (Spina Bifida (Myelomeningocele) (2009). Unfortunately, the most common form of the
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