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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Felix and Gerald, whom he recognises from his special school, have spina bifida and hydrocephalus.
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Folate deficiency causes anaemia, but occasionally is associated with neural tube defects such as spina bifida .
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Hydrocephalus can now be treated by the use of a valve similar to that used for cases of spina bifida .
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In severe cases it gives rise to the condition known as spina bifida .
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Only 10% of children born with spina bifida are brain damaged.
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Severe spina bifida was the first condition in which a policy of selective non-treatment was clearly enunciated.
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She has spina bifida and related disabilities and gets around the classroom in a wheelchair that she is just learning to navigate.
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The large majority - around 60% - of cases in this group have spina bifida or spinal gaps.