Mostly people have heard about Spina Bifida, but they do not know about the various forms that it might occur in. Spina Bifida Occulta is a small form of Spina Bifida and like its parent, it is all about the type of disease wherein the spinal column is affected by its improper closing. So, let us take an inside look into it:

1       Description of Spina Bifida Occulta: Group of Conditions that affect the column is called the Spina Bifida. Spinal column consists of a group of bones which is known as the vertebrae. The function of vertebrae is to support the body and protect the various nerves whose primary duty is to carry the signals containing messages from nerve to the brain cells.

2       Dangers and odds of occurrence: SBO is quite a common symptom that happens among patients of Spina Bifida. Around twenty and less percentage of the people that are affected from Spina Bifida are the ones that carry around Spina Bifida Occulta. However it is not a big deal and people can easily figure it out with the help of X-rays and a diagnosis.

3       Various forms of Occulta: There are several forms of Occulta, and let us take a look at some of them: 

a. When the end of the spinal cord becomes too thick;

b. The end of the spinal cord shows a fat or a pile of lump;

c. The spinal cord gets split into two parts and it is usually a bone or a cartilage causing to happen.

d. A severed or a tethered form of a spinal cord other than the fact that it is a fat tumor that attaches it to the body. There are various normal forms that happen to make a person believe that he has a complication such as pain, or weakness in the legs deformed legs and many more. For more details, go here http://www.spinabifida.net/types/spina-bifida-cystica-with-meningocele.html