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Spina Bifida (cont.)

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spina bifida, alpha fetoprotein, AFP, Arnold-Chiari malformation, birth defect, folate, folic acid, hydrocephalus, meningocele, MSAFP, myelomeningocele, neural tube defects, spina bifida cystica, spina bifida occulta, tethered spinal cord

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Spina bifida cystica (myelomeningocele) is the most complex but treatable central nervous system abnormality.

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