Hello, as I am new to this community, I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Gene. I have a small company which creates, designs and distributes wheelchair accessories. We have a website about wheelchairs, two wheelchair accessories which we currently market and several which we will soon launch.

I am an American, but I live in Europe with my European wife. We are expecting a baby boy any day now. He will be American as well.

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Hydrocephalus (pronunciation IPA: /ˌhaɪˌdɹoʊˈsɛfələs/) is a term derived from the Greek words "hydro" meaning water, and "cephalus" meaning head, and this condition is sometimes known as "water on the brain". People with this condition have abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles, or cavities, of the brain. This may cause increased intracranial pressure inside the skull and progressive enlargement of the head, convulsion, and mental disability.

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Spina bifida  (Latin: "split spine") is a developmental birth defect involving the neural tube: incomplete closure of the embryonic neural tube results in an incompletely formed spinal cord. In addition, the vertebrae overlying the open portion of the spinal cord do not fully form and remain unfused and open. This allows the abnormal portion of the spinal cord to stick out through the opening in the bones. There may or may not be a fluid filled sac surrounding the open spinal cord. Other... Read More

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