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Birth prevalence of neural tube defects and orofacial clefts in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

open access: goldPLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundIn the last two decades, India has witnessed a substantial decrease in infant mortality attributed to infectious disease and malnutrition. However, the mortality attributed to birth defects remains constant.
Komal Preet Allagh   +7 more
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Neural Tube Defects [PDF]

open access: yesAnnual Review of Neuroscience, 2014
Neural tube defects (NTDs), including spina bifida and anencephaly, are severe birth defects of the central nervous system that originate during embryonic development when the neural tube fails to close completely. Human NTDs are multifactorial, with contributions from both genetic and environmental factors. The genetic basis is not yet well understood,
Greene, ND, Copp, AJ
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Neural Tube Defects [PDF]

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 1988
In an overview of neural tube defects (NTD’s), Dr RJ Lemire of the Dept Pediatrics, Univ of Washington and Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, divides them into two major groups: (1) neurulation and (2) postneurulation defects.
J Gordon Millichap
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Neural tube defects

open access: yesCurationis, 1981
Neural tube defects refer to any defect in the morphogenesis of the neural tube, the most common types being spina bifida and anencephaly. Spina bifida has been recognised in skeletons found in north-eastern Morocco and estimated to have an age of almost
M.E. Marshall
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Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to increasing maternal folate status by supplemental folate intake and reduced risk of neural tube defects pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 [PDF]

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2013
Following an application from Rank Nutrition Ltd, submitted for authorisation of a health claim pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of the United Kingdom, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and ...
EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)
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Neural tube defects: A case series

open access: yesMRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2021
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are the most common congenital malformations (CMFs) in developing fetus. The study was done to determine the incidence and clinical profile of NTDs at a tertiary care hospital.
Sowmya Mailaram   +4 more
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Birth prevalence and determinants of neural tube defects among newborns in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE
BackgroundNeural tube defects (NTDs) are complex multifactorial disorders in the neurulation of the brain and spinal cord that develop in humans between 21 and 28 days of conception.
Beminet Moges Gebremariam   +3 more
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Neural Tube Defects in Iraq

open access: greenمجله كليه طب الكندي, 2013
1. Embryonic Origin of Neural Tube Defects. Insaf Jasim Mahmoud 2. Etiology of Neural Tube Defectss. Ali Abdul Razzak Obed 3. Epidemiology of Neural Tube Defects in Iraq. Mahmood Dhahir Al-Mendalawi 4. Surgical Management of Neural Tube Defects.
Mahmood Dhahir Al-Mendalaw   +3 more
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Neural tube defects [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Medical Association Journal, 2005
The population-based study of neural tube defects by Joel Ray and associates[1][1] raises 2 important concerns. First, as noted by the authors in their discussion of study limitations, ethnicity may simply be a confounding factor in neural tube defects caused by poor folic acid intake. Second,
Fu-Lin, Wang   +2 more
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Trend and burden of neural tube defects among cohort of pregnant women in Ethiopia: Where are we in the prevention and what is the way forward?

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
Introduction Neural tube defect is one of the top five most serious birth defects in the world. In Ethiopia an accurate estimate of the trend and burden of neural tube defects is still unknown.
Anteneh Berhane, Tefera Belachew
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