If you’ve wondered if spinal muscular atrophy is the same as spina bifida, you aren’t alone. It’s easy to confuse these two conditions since they both involve the spine. But spinal muscular atrophy ...

Spina bifida is a spine condition that doctors usually notice at birth. It is a neural tube defect that emerges early in a fetus’s development and can occur anywhere along the spine. In spina bifida, ...

Spina bifida is a major fetal structural condition that involves significant neuromuscular and skeletal changes, and nearly half of the children who have it also have scoliosis. Severe scoliosis has a ...

Spina bifida is the most common structural disorder of the human nervous system. The causes are largely unknown, but a new study points to a link involving a chromosomal microdeletion -- and also ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and spina bifida are distinct conditions that affect the nerves that allow for voluntary motor control. Share on Pinterest press coverage photography/Getty Images SMA is ...