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Spina Bifida Pathophysiology. Spina bifida occulta is the mildest type of spina bifida. Spina bifida occulta meningocele and myelomeningocele. Spina bifida is characterized by an opening of the spine which originates from the formation of the neural tube in the first month of development of the embryo. Spina bifida is characterized by an opening of the spine which originates from the formation of the neural tube in the first month of development of the embryo.
In spina bifida the neural tube and spinal column do not develop properly. There are three main types. The most common location is the lower back but in rare cases it may be in the middle back or neck. The spine does not close fully and the spinal column remains exposed along several vertebrae. Spina bifida occulta meningocele and myelomeningocele. It s a type of neural tube defect.
Spina bifida aperta sba sometimes referred to as spina bifida cystica is usually visible at birth as an exposed neural tissue with or without a protruding sac at the site of the lesion.
Spina bifida occulta is the mildest type of spina bifida. There are three main types. Many times spina bifida occulta is not discovered until late childhood or adulthood. In spina bifida the neural tube and spinal column do not develop properly. Spina bifida which literally means cleft spine is characterized by the incomplete development of the brain spinal cord and or meninges the protective covering around the brain and spinal cord. The neural tube is the structure in a developing embryo that eventually becomes the baby s brain spinal cord and the tissues that enclose them.