Neural Tube Defects

From the National Institutes of Health
• Cephalic Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Hydranencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

General/Overviews

• Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about Neural Tube Defects (National Center for Environmental Health)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Neural Tube Defects (National Institutes of Health)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Amniocentesis (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Screening Test (MSAFP) (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Prenatal Screening Tests: Maternal Serum Alpha Fetoprotein Test and Triple Test (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Pictures/Diagrams

• Ventricles of the Brain (Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc.)

Prevention/Screening

• Folic Acid Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Folic Acid Information (Spina Bifida Association of America)
• How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects (Food and Drug Administration)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Anencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Cephalic Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Cephalic Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Chiari Malformation (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Encephaloceles (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Hydranencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• What is Hydrocephalus? (Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc.)
• What is the Chiari Malformation? (American Syringomyelia Alliance Project)
• When Do Women Need to Take Folic Acid? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Organizations

• Hydrocephalus Foundation Inc. (Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc.)
• March of Dimes (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Statistics

• Trends in Spina Bifida and Anencephalus in the United States, 1991-1999 (National Center for Health Statistics)

Español/Spanish

• Amniocentesis (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Bebés Saludables: La Importancia del Acido Fólico (National Center for Environmental Health)