1 | Folic acid helps prevent neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida. | |
2 | In 100, 000 births, a screening program would avert 187 neural tube defects. | |
3 | However, unlike pilonidal sinus in humans, dermoid sinus in dogs is a neural tube defect. | |
4 | Folic acid supplements are now recommended for pregnant women to prevent neural tube defects (spina bifida) in their children. | |
5 | The spine was visualized from cervical to sacral region without evidence for a neural tube defect or other abnormality within the resolution of the ultrasound equipment. |