Spina bifida occulta

Introduction: Spina bifida occulta

Description of Spina bifida occulta

Spina bifida occulta: A common congenital midline defect of fusion of the vertebral arch without protrusion of the spinal cord or meninges. The lesion is also covered by skin. L5 and S1 are the most common vertebrae involved. The condition may be associated with an overlying area of hyperpigmented skin, a dermal sinus, or an abnormal patch of hair. The majority of individuals with this malformation are asymptomatic although there is an increased incidence of tethered cord syndrome and lumbar SPONDYLOSIS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p34).
Source: MeSH 2007

Spina bifida occulta: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Spina bifida occulta:

• Spina bifida (30 causes)
• Spina
• Spinal
• Spinal symptoms (821 causes)
• Spinal disease
• Spinal disorder
• Spinal pain (11 causes)
• Defect
• Protrusion

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Terms Similar to Spina bifida occulta:

• Dermal Sinus
• Spinal Bifida, Closed

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Spina bifida occulta

• Spinal Dysraphism

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Spina bifida occulta

The following list attempts to classify Spina bifida occulta into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Nervous System Malformations
    • Neural Tube Defects
      • Spinal Dysraphism
        • Spina Bifida Occulta

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
  • Abnormalities
    • Nervous System Malformations
      • Neural Tube Defects
        • Spinal Dysraphism
          • Spina Bifida Occulta

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Anomaly of spine, congenital, unspecified
• Other congenital musculoskeletal anomalies
• Congenital anomaly, unspecified
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

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