Prenatal diagnosis and pediatric neurosurgery

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 134-138

  Bell, William O ^a   Nelson, Lewis H ^a   Block, Steven M ^a   Rhoney, Jean C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system anomalies; Congenital malformations; Hydrocephalus; Meningomyelocele; Prenatal diagnosis; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FETUS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PARENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ABORTION, EUGENIC; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; AMNIOCENTESIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030036536     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121029     Document Type: Article

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