types of spina bifida
Last reviewed 06/2022
These are classified as:
- spina bifida occulta or closed spina bifida: in this type of spina bifida there is nearly always a marker in the overlying skin - a dimple, patch of hair, or a naevus
- spina bifida cystica or open spina bifida: in this type of spina bifida the meningeal sac and its contents protrude through the defect with no skin covering.