Incidence and recurrence of Neural Tube Defects (serious birth defects of the spinal cord and the brain which
arise during the early development of the embryo, most common being spina bifida)
So, the new findings support the idea that genetic differences expressed
early during brain
development may have a lot to do with the
development of bipolar disorder symptoms — and other mental health conditions that
arise later in life, especially in the teen and young adult years.