Craniosynostosis in neural tube defects: A theory on its pathogenesis

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 465-470

  Martinez Lage, Juan F ^a   Poza, Maximo ^a   Lluch, Teresa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cephalocele; coronal suture; craniostenosis; craniosynostosis; encephalocele; myelomeningocele; neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 0030297088     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(96)00213-3     Document Type: Article

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