Closed spinal dysraphism: A review on diagnosis and treatment in infancy

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 179-185

  Cornette, Luc ^a   Verpoorten, Carla ^a   Lagae, Lieven ^a   Plets, Chris ^a   Van Calenbergh, Frank ^a   Casaer, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dysraphism; Tethered cord syndrome; Upper and lower motor neuron dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIPOMA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

EID: 0031683470     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(98)80017-2     Document Type: Review

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