Failure of the neural tube to close can lead to neural tube defects (NTDs) such as anencephaly and spina bifida. Periconceptional use of folic acid supplements prevents about a half to three ...

Neural tube defects are common birth defects that have been shown to be reduced through periconceptional folate supplementation, though the mechanism for this effect is unclear. Here they show ...

Neural tube defects arise when the neural tube does not close completely by the 29th day after conception. Neural tube defects refer to structural defects of the nervous system during the ...

Neural tube defects are one of the most severe birth defects that affect the nervous system. Read to know more about this congenital disease. Neural tube defects are abnormalities of the brain ...

This article focuses only on neural tube defects, its diagnosis and treatment. Neural tube defects (NTDs) refer to structural defects of the nervous system that occur during the developmental process.

In 1998, folic acid fortification of a large variety of cereal products became mandatory in Canada, a country where the prevalence of neural-tube defects was historically higher in the eastern ...

The mandatory fortification of enriched cereal grain products has prevented the development of neural tube defects (NTDs) in approximately 1300 newborns per year, according to data published by ...

Researchers are still unable to determine if exposure to integrase inhibitors around conception and in early pregnancy increases the risk of neural tube defects in infants, research presented this ...

A primary ongoing aim of the surveillance is to evaluate the prevalence of neural-tube defects associated with exposure to antiretroviral drugs from the time of conception (the risk period for ...

Can Hydrocephalus be associated with some other conditions of the body? Neural tube defects such as Meningomyelocoel is a very common association of hydrocephalus. Sometimes hydrocephalus can ...

Background: Prenatal screening and the promotion of folic acid intake could affect the incidence of neural tube defects (NTDs). We examined trends in the total NTD incidence, as detected in live ...

Dolutegravir treatment at the time of conception is associated with a higher risk of neural tube defects in infants exposed to the drug when compared to efavirenz, a study of births to women living ...