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What is Spina Bifida?

Spina bifida occulta

Spina bifida occulta is usually accompanied by the following symptoms:

  • A person may not ever know they have this type of spina bifida.
  • No visible opening outside
  • No fluid-filled sack outside the body
  • A gap in between vertebrae
  • Small birthmark or dimple on the back
  • An area of extra fat on the back
  • Small group or cluster of hair on the back