modern wellness · Condition
Neural Tube Defects
group · Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Nervous System Diseases
Vitamins connected to Neural Tube Defects
A link means the body needs the nutrient for this, or that low intake is linked to it. It does not mean extra supplements help if your intake is already adequate; each link shows how strong the evidence is.
- Vitamin B9 (folate and folic acid)Clinically supported
Folic acid before and in early pregnancy lowers the risk of neural tube defects (risk ratio 0.31 in a Cochrane review of 5 trials).
🏥 Names
Disease Name
Neural Tube Defects
Alias Names / Synonyms
Neurenteric CystCraniorachischisisDiastematomyeliaNeural Tube DefectsTethered Cord SyndromeIniencephalyExencephalyAbnormality of Neural Tube ClosureAcraniaNeural Tube DefectSpinal Cord Myelodysplasia
Topic Type
group
🧬 Ontology Classifications
DisGeNET Type
group
UMLS Type
Congenital Abnormality
MeSH Class
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Nervous System Diseases
HPO Class
Abnormality of the nervous system
🔗 External References
HERB DB
MeSH
🔗 Knowledge Graph Connections
Open full graph →Real research connections from HERB 2.0, TCMSP, and clinical evidence sources. 4 related entities shown — click any to follow the trail.
🧬 Gene targets implicated · 1
🧪 Compounds reaching those targets · 2
🌿 Herbs studied for this · 1