Cost of illness of spina bifida - Video abstract 42841

Video abstract of original research paper A cost-of-illness study of spina bifida in Italy. Spina bifida (SB) is a congenital malformation of the spinal cord, nerves, and adjacent covering structures, with different levels of severity and functional disability. The economic cost of spina bifida and its prevention using folic acid have never been estimated in Italy. This study was conducted to define the cost of illness of SB in Italy.