Neural tube defects include spina bifida, a defect of the spine, as well as some brain defects.

神经管缺陷包括脊柱裂，这种脊柱上的一种缺陷，以及一些大脑缺陷。

Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, spina bifida.

唐氏综合症，囊胞性纤维症，脊柱裂。

Has a medical condition like Down syndrome or spina bifida?

因为唐氏症或者脊柱裂而接受着治疗？

Alright, the second type of spina bifida is meningocele, sometimes called a meningeal cyst.

第二种类型的脊柱裂是脊膜膨出型，有时也称为脊膜囊肿。

Neoffect CEO Scott Kim leaned on his own experience with rehab as a young child born with spina bifida.

Neoffect首席执行官斯科特？金在出生时就患有脊柱裂，他依靠自己在康复方面的经验研发该项目。

And spina bifida occurs when a portion of this neural tube fails to close properly, typically in the lower back.

当神经管的一部分不能正常闭合时，就会发生脊柱裂，一般在腰部。

A long-running project following 285,000 Chinese women, begun in 1983, helped demonstrate that folic acid could prevent spina bifida, a rare birth defect.

1983 年开始的一个长期项目跟踪了 285,000 名中国女性，帮助证明叶酸可以预防脊柱裂（一种罕见的先天缺陷）。

Spina bifida is condition that occurs when the spine doesn't develop properly at birth and as a result, it doesn't entirely cover the spinalcord.

脊柱裂是指脊柱在出生时发育不正常，因此没有完全覆盖脊髓。

Other risk factors for having a child with spina bifida include obesity, poorly controlled diabetes, and taking medications that interfere with folate metabolism, like certain anti-seizure medications.

脊柱裂的其它危险因素包括肥胖、糖尿病控制不佳、服用干扰叶酸代谢的药物，比如某些抗癫痫药物等。

For example, it could be a congenital defect like spina bifida, or an acquired one like a skull fracture, where there might be CSF leaking through the sinuses.

例如，它可以是先天的缺陷，比如脊柱裂；或是后天获得的缺陷，比如颅骨骨折，其中可能有脑脊液通过鼻窦泄漏。